WOOD & FURNITURE : Handicraft
Vietnam has always produced substantial hand-made products, which is deeply rooted in the culture and traditions of the Vietnamese people.Promoting a rapidly growing handicraft industry in Vietnam is a part of the Vietnamese government’s plan to foster economic development across all regions of the country, reducing unemployment,especially in the rural areas, and raising exports. Vietnam is gradually revealing both its potential and the wide range of its products to the international handicraft markets.
While most handicraft villages cluster around the Red River and Mekong Deltas in the North and the South, Central Vietnam is also blessed with abundant natural materials and thus, has been targeted as a major supply center.
One of the Oriental countries with cultural origins that trace back thousands of years, Vietnam has been amazing the international markets with both the variety of its handicraft items and its handicraftsmen’s and women’s skills. Valued craft items from Vietnam include wooden furniture,porcelains, lacquers, embroidery, candles, jewelry, imitation flowers and glass products.