Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Head of the Vietnamese Delegation to the UN, with businesses. (Photo: VOV) |
The event has attracted 950 businesses from 35 countries around the world. The Vietnamese firms showcase toys, gift and household items handcrafted from sedge, rattan, bamboo, wool, and ceramic materials.
“New York Now” takes place twice a year in New York, in the summer and winter. The fair creates an opportunity for designers, manufacturers, and retailers of handicrafts to introduce their products and sign contracts with distributors and wholesalers. Vietnamese handicraft enterprises first attended event in 2004.