Hanoi, May 9 -- Hanoi officially welcomed the Chuyen My mother-of-pearl inlay and lacquerware craft village and the Son Dong lacquer sculpture craft village into the World Crafts Cities network at a ceremony held at the Thang Long imperial citadel on the evening of May 8. The event, organised by the municipal Department of Agriculture and Environment, was accompanied by exhibitions, demonstrations and live crafting activities showcasing traditional handicrafts from May 8-10 at the heritage site. Addressing the ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Luu stressed that each craft village serves as a "living museum", preserving folk knowledge, master craftsmanship and the creative spirit of the Vietnamese people. ...