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Synthetic stone’s characteristics Made from natural rock minerals and acrylic glue, synthetic stone has high stiffness, resistant to surrounding impacts, and therefore is often used for what are frequently affected like kitchen table, staircase, or table top. Being a combination of synthetic materials, additives and coloring element, synthetic stone has the widest variety of colors, from monotone to …, twinkling … and grain. This is its advantage against natural stones. If you seek am outstanding appearance for your space, then synthetic stone is a good option, for there are many vibrant colors to choose from like red, orange or green, […]

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Business trip to Quy Nhon with Japanese partners to visit granite facility and view products Discussion with Japanese partners on granite products Machines and equipments Some granite products

Japan Vietnam Import Export Commercial Investment Co., Ltd has officially become distribution representative of our Japanese partner, Ehime Prefecture Forestry Association Federation, to supply typical Japanese wooden products.

There are some certain similarities between Bat Trang ceramics and Chinese ceramics products as follow: Materials: white kaolin and red clay. Basic stages in the production process: rough shaping, refining, decorating, glazing and firing. However, they have fundamental differences, some of which may even affect users’ health. The details are shown in the table below. Aspects Bat Trang ceramics Chinese ceramics Temperature Products are fired at high temperature from 1200 to 1300 degrees Celcius, generating high stiffness and eliminating all toxins, making them safe for users. Products are fired at less than 1000 degrees Celcius, meaning toxins have not been […]

Traditional pottery has existed in Vietnam since six to seven thousand years ago. Ceramics are present at sites of Hoa Binh, Bac Son, Ha Long Culture. They achieved much development in the later eras. According to legend, the appearance of pottery wares was a sacred mystery. They believed that ceramics were a kind of power lying deep under the ground, where they are guarded by the devils, that retrieving them could only be done on a good day, and that powder would only turn into ceramics when it was raised to the surface and exposed to the bright sunlight. Ceramics lines […]

Not only is Thai Binh a land of rice paddies but it is also well known for its many traditional craft villages. Let’s pay a visit to some of these villages, where our ancestors have left many great traditional values. Phuong La textile village Also known as Meo Village, this is the only textile village among the 5 villages of Thai Phuong Commune, Hung Ha District. Phuong La people now weave silk, tussah, satin with treadle  and motor-driven weaving machines rather than manual looms, making tens of meters of silk a day. It has become one of the billionaire village of […]

Japanese traditional wood There are documents indicating that Hinoki wood has been used, along with other types of wood, since the Joumon period and became popular in the Yayoi period. Being nice, durable and easy to work with, Hinoki wood has been widely used in architecture, furniture, Buddhist statues, round objects, etc. One of the most celebrated Hinoki wooden structures is the Horyuji Temple in Nara, built more than 1300 years ago, which has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. To name a popular round object of the Japanese, it probably is Wappa, a round lunch box made […]

Nonwoven fabric is a new fabric-like material that is quite popular. The name comes to be as it is neither knitted or woven, unlike other ordinary fabrics.Nonwoven fabric are composed of synthetic resin particles and some recycled components depending on the purpose. The particles are stretched into long fibers, which are then bonded together using chemical, mechanical, heat or solvent treatment to create light and porous sheets. This method allows using materials of different kinds and sizes. Nonwoven fabrics have many useful features. They are absorbent, soft and smooth, airy, elastic, durable and hypoallergenic. In natural environment, they decompose fast so they are eco-friendly. […]

Materials Main materials for this handicraft of Vietnam include rattan and bamboo species (tre, giang, nua, lo o), hence the name. They all have natural origin, thus are environmentally friendly and safe for users. Nowadays, the sources of material for rattan and bamboo woven wares are mostly distributed in the northern mountainous area such as Hoa Binh, Son La, and Dien Bien. The advantage of being ‘available in nature’ is now becoming rather a disadvantage, as one of the difficulties that craft villages face is the dependence on material sources, which can be unstable. The woven products sell well, but the […]

Japan’s Hinoki wood not only looks nice and lasts for a long time but also has a lot of characteristics that are beneficial for our health. Thus, Hinoki wood is much favored by the Japanese from generations to generations. All the way back to ancient times, Japanese royal families were favoring Hinoki in furnishing the palaces, temples and monuments, for its captivating beauty made the capital city more magnificent. Some of famous historical sites that has buildings or parts of them made of Hinoki wood include Horyuji Temple in Nara, Okuya Mansion and Okuya Kyudokan in Nagano, and Osaka Castle […]