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Honey: Ethiopia’s Liquid Gold

Updated: Apr 20, 2024

Honey has always had a special place in Ethiopian culture for thousands of years. It has been used in a variety of ways, from a form of food to the making of wine and as a medicinal aid. Ethiopia is Africa’s largest producer of honey.

Silver-plaited village in the Red Delta River

Updated: Apr 20, 2024

Legend has it that 300 years ago, there was an artist named Nguyen Kim Lau, who had used his boat to travel downstream on Tra Ly River to earn his living. It was him who transferred his silver carving skills to local people in Dong Xuan village. Through the ups and downs, silver carving has been maintained and boomingly developed. After he died, Dong Xam Temple was built

Son Vi - A village of teapot warm keepers

Updated: Apr 20, 2024

Each teapot warm keeper was brought soul of Son Vi villagers because it was made from the most caring and pride of earlier generations. It was made entirely by handmade. Bamboo is used as rods, straw, rags, cotton is used as cores, and then made the bottom planks thin need wood then glue and paint for decoration. The teapot warm keeper has multiple sizes different colors but red lipstick color is most popular

Pottery village in Vinh Long

Updated: Apr 20, 2024

Two kilometers from downtown after crossing Thieng Duc Bridge on National 31 along Co Chien River, in the distance, you will see heaving kilns with white smoke emitting into the sky. That is the kingdom of red ceramics. The famous pottery craft village which has been in operation for 20 years along the Co Chien River from Vinh Long City, Long Ho District to Mang Thit District. Vinh Long ceramics are popular not only

Non Nuoc village becomes national heritage

Updated: Apr 20, 2024

Founded 200 years ago, Non Nuoc Stone Carving Village is a traditional village famous for fine art stone engraving products. The founder of the village was craftsman Huynh Ba Quat, a local in Thanh Hoa Province. He brought his families to live here, founding a craft village manufacturing items serving the daily lives of local people such as rice mortars, grain grinders, and tombstones.

IOVOP, International One Village One Product Partnerships, is an initiative created by the close co-operation between the Oita OVOP International Exchange Promotion Committee – the initiator of the One Village One Product movement in the world, Vietnam Handicraft Exporters Association (Vietcrat) and Vietnam Rural Industries Research and Development Institute (VIRI). Together with the OVOP member countries, the IOVOP will be organized into five regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, America and Oceania.

Craft Villages in Vietnam

Honey: Ethiopia’s Liquid Gold

Silver-plaited village in the Red Delta River

Son Vi - A village of teapot warm keepers

Pottery village in Vinh Long

Non Nuoc village becomes national heritage

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