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Hanoi Enhancing Int’l Integration of Traditional Craft Villages

Hanoi’s craft villages play an important role in the city’s and the nation’s economic, cultural, and social development. Following the recognition of Bat Trang ceramics and Van Phuc silk, the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Environment is actively supporting the craft villages of Son Dong and Chuyen My in meeting the criteria for nomination to the Global Network of Creative Craft Cities. This effort is viewed as a valuable opportunity for local craft villages to integrate more deeply into the international arena. To help readers better understand this process, we interviewed Nguyen Dinh Hoa, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Environment.