Annual furniture fair targets domestic market The 2019 Vietnam Furniture and Home Furnishing Fair will be held in HCM City from November 28 to December 1 to promote locally made wooden furniture, home decor and handicrafts.

Woodworking firms up investment in technology, machinery

Nguyễn Phương, sales director of Minh Thành Co., Ltd, said his company plans to invest more than VNĐ50 billion (US$2.15 million) in a production chain for bedroom and living room furniture.

Three exhibitions begin in HCM City

The 13th Việt Nam International Woodworking Industry Fair opened in HCM City on Wednesday with over 490 firms from 32 countries and regions taking part.

Wood processing firms should embrace technologies, rethink production models Vietnamese wood processing firms need to rethink their production models and embrace technologies to increase their competitiveness amid current and future challenges, delegates said at a seminar held in HCM City yesterday.

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Fine art and handicraft exports surge in five months The country’s fine art and handicraft exports experienced a significant increase of 50 per cent to reach US$45 million in May, according to statistics from the General Department of Customs. 

Wood exports soar to nearly $3.12b Export turnover of wood and wooden products reached nearly US$3.12 billion in the first four months of the year, a year-on-year increase of 18.3 per cent, according to the General Department of Customs.

Rising affluence drives VN interior market With increasing incomes, demand for more beautiful living spaces, especially among young people, is rising, driving the development of the interior market, according to the Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of HCM City.

Orders for wooden product exports soar1

Orders for furniture exports have risen strongly so far this year over the same period last year as demand has risen, according to Huỳnh Quang Thanh, chairman and CEO of Bình Dương-based Hiệp Long Fine Furniture Company.

Int’l furniture, home accessories fair opens in HCM City

The 2019 Việt Nam International Furniture and Home Accessories Fair (VIFA-EXPO 2019) opened on Wednesday at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in HCM City, with the participation of 514 local and international exhibitors.