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border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\nMany pottery makers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Vinh Long have stopped or cut back production because orders have declined in recent years.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class\u003d\"pBody\" style\u003d\"display: block; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eThe province has for long enjoyed the advantage of having plenty of the clay containing aluminium sulphate, which is needed to produce red terracotta products, as well as a skilled pottery workforce.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class\u003d\"pBody\" style\u003d\"display: block; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eThe province's famous red terracotta products have been exported to many countries and territories, including the EU, US, Australia, South Korea and Japan.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class\u003d\"pBody\" style\u003d\"display: block; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eHowever, the global economic slowdown has seen a sharp reduction in export orders in recent years.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class\u003d\"pBody\" style\u003d\"display: block; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eDuong Hoang Son, who had three kilns in Long Ho District's Thanh Duc Commune, stopped production three years ago. He said the province's pottery sector was at a standstill. The more they produced, the greater the losses local potters suffered, he said.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class\u003d\"pBody\" style\u003d\"display: block; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eSon said that a little more than a decade ago, it was a prosperous period for potters in the province with production unable to meet demand.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class\u003d\"pBody\" style\u003d\"display: block; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eHo Minh Chau, owner of the Van Thang Pottery enterprise which has three kilns in Thanh Duc Commune, said orders for the province's famous red terracotta products had been declining over the last five years. He had closed one kiln and was operating the other two at half capacity.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"pSubTitle\" style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #0163bb; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class\u003d\"pBody\" style\u003d\"color: black; display: block; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eDifficult\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; 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padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003ctd align\u003d\"center\" style\u003d\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style\u003d\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\nHe said a set of three pots that cost VND60,000 (US$2.8) ten years ago continued to fetch the same price today, while its production cost, including labour, materials and transport, had increased three times, leaving producers in a very difficult situation.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class\u003d\"pBody\" style\u003d\"display: block; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eWhen things were going well, buyers paid potters in advance, but now, they could only receive money three to six months after delivery, he said.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class\u003d\"pBody\" style\u003d\"display: block; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\"Many producers now lack capital, are in debt and facing bankruptcy,\" he said.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class\u003d\"pBody\" style\u003d\"display: block; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eIn 2000, the province had more than 130 pottery makers, most of them located in Long Ho and Mang Thit districts, according to the Vinh Long Pottery Association.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class\u003d\"pBody\" style\u003d\"display: block; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eDuring its pottery heyday, the province produced about 50-60 million pottery products of various kinds each year and earned average annual export revenues of US$40 million.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class\u003d\"pBody\" style\u003d\"display: block; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eLast year, just 12 million pottery products were made, down 20 per cent against 2011.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class\u003d\"pBody\" style\u003d\"display: block; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eThe province has just 32 pottery producers now. Of these, one-third do not operate regularly.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class\u003d\"pBody\" style\u003d\"display: block; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eHo Van Vang, chairman of the provincial pottery association, said: \"Orders have been declining every year and this year they have declined further.\"\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class\u003d\"pBody\" style\u003d\"display: block; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eBesides, the industry was mired in several problems including small-scale production, outdated production techniques and lack of export information, he said.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class\u003d\"pBody\" style\u003d\"display: block; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eThe province's pottery products are mostly exported via traders in the southeastern province of Binh Duong. —VNS\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.ekpottery.com/feeds/5710104284370194831/comments/default","title":"Đăng Nhận xét"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.ekpottery.com/2015/03/southern-potters-face-bleak-future.html#comment-form","title":"0 Nhận xét"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3695608435402839903/posts/default/5710104284370194831"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3695608435402839903/posts/default/5710104284370194831"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.ekpottery.com/2015/03/southern-potters-face-bleak-future.html","title":"Southern potters face bleak future"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Nguyễn Quang Vinh"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16951917921199252553"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"35","height":"35","src":"//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JVfRJYzR2oI/VPO_I46hreI/AAAAAAAAIqU/8e-dg53cA08/s72-c/New%2Bborn%2Bpots.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});