Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Le Minh Hoan attends the International Craft Village Conservation and Development Festival

On the evening of November 14, at Thang Long Imperial Citadel, Party Central Committee member and Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Le Minh Hoan attended the opening ceremony of the 2025 International Craft Village Conservation and Development Festival organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment in coordination with the Hanoi People's Committee.

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Also attending were: Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, President of the Vietnam Women's Union Nguyen Thi Tuyen; Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung and representatives of leaders of central departments, ministries, branches, provinces and cities...

Also attending were representatives from 30 countries and territories...

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Le Minh Hoan attends the 2025 International Craft Village Conservation and Development Festival

Delegates attending the International Craft Village Conservation and Development Festival 2025

The 2025 International Craft Village Conservation and Development Festival takes place from November 14 to 18 at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel Center with 350 booths designed to display, demonstrate, and create typical craft village products of Hanoi, provinces and cities in the country and international craft villages with the theme "Conservation - Development - Integration".

*Vice Chairman* *of the National Assembly Le Minh Hoan and delegates performed the opening ceremony of the Festival.*

The Festival also has many special activities: Vietnam handicraft product contest attracting hundreds of artisans and skilled workers with nearly 500 entries; a procession of craft ancestors, honoring typical artisans and skilled workers; displaying and introducing products of Vietnamese and international craft villages; seminars, international exchange forums with the participation of the World Craft Council and many experts and artisans from different continents...

tt1(1).jpg — Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Vo Van Hung spoke at the ceremony.

In 2024, the city has two ceramic craft villages: Bat Trang - Bat Trang commune and Van Phuc silk weaving - Ha Dong ward, which have been officially recognized by the World Craft Council as members of the Network of Creative Craft Cities worldwide. Currently, Hanoi city continues to submit to the World Craft Council for consideration and recognition of two craft villages: Son Dong lacquer carving and mother-of-pearl inlay and lacquer craft villages in Chuyen My commune to become members of the Network of Creative Craft Cities worldwide.

Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung delivered the opening speech

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung emphasized: This year's Festival is not only a place to display quintessential products but also a space for exchange, sharing, learning and commercial connection. This is also an opportunity for domestic and international artisans to enjoy and experience the culinary culture of OCOP Vietnam, where each dish is also a "storytelling identity", a thread connecting culture - people - nature.

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Le Minh Hoan and delegates visited booths displaying craft village products participating in the Festival.

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Le Minh Hoan and delegates with craft village products attending the Festival

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Le Minh Hoan and delegates watch mat weaving artisans attending the Festival

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Vo Van Hung emphasized: The opening ceremony of the International Craft Village Conservation and Development Festival 2025 is a cultural and economic event of profound significance, honoring the quintessence of Vietnamese and world craft villages, affirming the sustainable vitality of traditional craft culture in the new era. Handicraft products are not only a livelihood but also the soul of national culture, a symbol of ingenuity, perseverance and creativity.

Each craft, each village is a cultural page, a symbol of the land - a place to preserve tradition and breathe life into each product. Currently, the rural craft sector has about 600,000 production establishments, creating jobs for more than 2.1 million workers, including many elderly people and people with disabilities; the export turnover of handicraft products in 2024 will reach over 2.3 billion USD, a clear demonstration of the enduring vitality and great potential of Vietnamese craft villages.

At the opening ceremony, the Organizing Committee awarded prizes to the authors of the Vietnam Handicraft Product Contest and the Hanoi Craft Village Contest in 2025.