Eight Vietnamese handicraft exporters are introducing their products at the NY Now exhibition that is underway in New York, the US with the participation of about 950 businesses from 35 countries.
The Vietnamese national booth at the exhibition (Photo: baoquocte.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Eight Vietnamese handicraft exporters are introducing their products at the NY Now exhibition that is underway in NewYork, the US, with the participation of about 950 businesses from 35 countries.
The products included toys, gifts, and household items thatare handcrafted from natural materials such as sedge, rattan, bamboo, wool, andceramic.
Le Ba Ngoc, General Secretary of the Vietnam HandicraftExporter Association (Vietcraft) said that Vietnamese handicraft products havebeen available in 163 countries and territories.
Export revenue from the products grew about 9.5% per year toabout 2.2 billion USD recently, making the products one of the 10 productgroups with highest export revenue of Vietnam.
The US is the largest market of Vietnamese handicraftproducts, accounting for 35% of total export revenue.
Visiting the national booth of Vietnam at the exhibition, Ambassador Dang HoangGiang, head of the Permanent Delegation of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN) inNew York said that he hopes the Vietcraft will continue to work closely withVietnamese representative agencies in the US to expand Vietnamese handicrafts' market share in the US, contributing to creating jobs and promotingsustainable rural development of Vietnam.
Vietnam first joined the biannual NY Now exhibition in 2004 as part of a national trade promotionprogramme held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade./.
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The Vietnamese national booth at the exhibition (Photo: baoquocte.vn) 
