Vietnam attends seminar on Indian handicrafts

19/09/2013 04:55
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theu tranh (Hanoitourist) - Vietnamese hand embroidered products and sculpture paintings have been displayed at an international seminar which opened in New Delhi on September 17.

The event aimed at promoting the export of Indian handicrafts, involved many experts and artisans from Vietnam, China, Thailand, the Philippines, Japan, Ireland and India,

The Vietnamese delegation was led by Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Handicraft Exporters Association (Vietcraft), Le Ba Ngoc. He said that this is the first time Vietnam has attended the seminar in India. Two Vietnamese artisans specializing in embroidery and sculpture have made impressive demonstration at the seminar.

Ngoc expressed hope that Vietnam will share its own experiences with other nations in the context of international integration.

India’s Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Shri S.S. Gupta emphasized that the export of handicrafts has grown at an average annual rate of 15% for several decades. However, he said, India has yet to exploit the international market as its handicraft products account for less than 2% of the world’s market shares./.

Source: VOV