Hanoi, Aug. 21 -- Home to the highest number of craft villages in the country, with 47 out of the 52 traditional crafts, Hanoi is striving to become a pioneer in exporting One Commune One Product (OCOP) items.

According to Tran Duc Tan, Director of the Tan Thing pottery production and trading cooperative - whose OCOP products have been rated five-star, the cooperative gathers 20 members, all skilled artisans from Bat Trang, a traditional pottery village with over 500 years of history. Each member specialises in a different pottery line, now working together to develop a shared brand.

Being rated as a five-star OCOP product is a great honour for Tan Thinh's ceramic glaze collection, he noted. This can be considered a 'passport' for the f...