Hanoi to increase trade villages for tourism development

Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi is planning to increase the number of its trade villages to 1,500 by 2015 as part of its goal to raise rural residents’ income, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported. At present, Hanoi has 1,350 trade villages with much potential for tourism development in the city.

“Development of the villages will be closely related to environmental protection and technological innovation to boost quality of products in these villages,” said a steering committee in charge of the plan.

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism is developing cultural attractions in six villages, including Van Phuc silk, Bat Trang pottery, Phu Vinh rattan and bamboo, Son Dong fine art sculpture, Du Du sculpture, Quat Dong embroidery and Ngo Ha mother-of-pearl inlay villages.

A similar plan will be extended to 14 other traditional trade villages in the future.