What Was on the Table
A green sculptural candle. Carved with crescent and star motifs, placed at the front of the Vietnamese table, where delegates stopped to look.
A lantern candle. Pu Aura’s Fanous-style lantern form, standing among dried mango, coffee, cashew and rice from Vietnamese producers.
Gift boxes. Pu Aura gift boxes beside the candles, ready to be picked up and carried home by visitors.
The showcase was a Vietnamese table, not a Pu Aura booth. Our candles sat among many Vietnamese products, and that is exactly why the moment matters: a small Saigon candle workshop, carried onto an international forum table by partners who believed in it.
What This Is, and What It Is Not
This is a first step, not a market entry. Pu Aura’s market is Malaysia, where our candles serve corporate gifting distributors and hospitality buyers. Dubai was a partner showcase, not the opening of a Gulf business, and no deal or order is claimed from it.
What it does show is something simpler and more useful: our products can travel, sit credibly next to other Vietnamese products on an international table, and be presented by people who are not us. For a partner considering Pu Aura, that is a meaningful signal.
About Pu Aura
Pu Aura candles are hand-poured in Ho Chi Minh City by La Chi Company Limited and certified by Vietnam National Halal (VNH), a JAKIM-recognised certification body (VNH-JAKIM.72). They are made for corporate gifting: lantern sets, crescent moon sets, hanging wax sachets, doorgift tablets and VIP gift boxes.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Did Pu Aura attend the ASEAN-GCC Gateway Dubai 2026 forum in person?
Pu Aura did not attend the forum in person. Our partners attended and presented our artisanal halal candles on our behalf at the Vietnamese product showcase in Dubai.
What Pu Aura products were featured at the Dubai forum?
The showcase included a green sculptural candle carved with crescent and star motifs, Fanous-style lantern candles, and Pu Aura rigid gift boxes displayed alongside Vietnamese coffee, cashew, and dried fruits.
What is the certification scope of Pu Aura candles displayed in Dubai?
Pu Aura is certified under standard MS 2200-1:2008 by Vietnam National Halal (VNH), a JAKIM-recognised certification body (certificate VNH-JAKIM.72). It is valid for Malaysia and explicitly not certified for circulation in Indonesia or GCC countries.