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Design contest aims to promote Hanoi handicraft products

The Hanoi handicraft product design contest, launched in mid-April, aims to encourage individuals and organisations in the capital city to promote creative ideas in the field, heard a press conference held by the municipal Department of Industry and Trade on May 9.
Design contest aims to promote Hanoi handicraft products ảnh 1The Hanoi handicraft product design contest aims to promote creative ideas in the field. (Illustrative image. Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Hanoi handicraftproduct design contest, launched in mid-April, aims to encourage individualsand organisations in the capital city to promote creative ideas in the field,heard a press conference held by the municipal Department of Industry and Tradeon May 9.

The contestants’ designs are expected to helpcreate new handicraft products with high economic, technical, and artisticvalues to compete with rivals in the Asian region such as China, India, and thePhilippines, said the organising board.

According to Vuong Dinh Thanh, Deputy Directorof the Hanoi Industrial Promotion and Development Consultancy Center, the contestwill increase the number of prizes from 40 in 2018 to 75 this year for fivegroups of products. Each group will have one first prize, three second prizes,four third prizes, and seven consolation prizes.

The event is expected to draw new designs of250-300 handicraft products.

According to Vuong Dang Hoa, Deputy Director ofthe Hanoi Industrial Promotion and Development Consultancy Center, Hanoi isleading the country in handicraft products. In 2018, the export turnover ofthis group reached 192 million USD. The industry generated jobs for nearly 1million workers with the average annual income of about 55 million VND (2,365USD) each.

Competing entries should be submitted to the centreat No.176 Quang Trung, Ha Dong, from April 15 to July 15, with the competingproducts to be sent from July 15 to August 15. –VNA
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