The sermon on the “Relevance of Buddhist Teachings to Modern Life” was delivered by Doctor Most Venerable (Dr. Most Ven.) Mirisse Dhammika Thero in Quan Su pagoda (Hanoi) on November 29. Over 100 delegates from Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Thailand and India were present at the session.

Vietnamese handicrafts and traditional cuisine were on display at the International Christmas Festival held in Prague, Czech Republic on December 1.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) handed over 100 tons of rice to victims of the tropical storm Idai and Kennth in Mozambique, which devastated the African country’s central region in March and April this year, at a meeting held on November 26 in Maputo.

The Japan-Vietnam Festival is a win-win event which has become a highlight in the bilateral cultural partnership over the years, said Tsutomu Takebe, Special Advisor to the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance.

The Vietnamese Buddhist oversea community in Seoul, Korea held on November 10 a ceremony to establish a Buddhist ashram and launch a Vietnamese pagoda project in Seoul.

The 11^th South China Sea (East Sea) International Conference was wrapped up in Hanoi on November 7.

The city of Can Tho is scheduled to host Cambodia Culture Week 2019 from November 19 to 22, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs Vũ Chiến Thắng hosted a reception on November 07 for Sri Lanka Ambassador Sampath Prasanna Walpita Gamage on occasion of his new mission to Vietnam.

A photo exhibition named “Getting to know Baekje” kicked off on November 4 at the Korean Cultural Center in Hanoi.

Chairman of Lam Dong provincial Committee for Religious Affairs (PCRA) Ngô Văn Đức hosted a reception on October 28 for a visiting delegation from the US Adventist Church led by Pastor Daniel George Smith.

The European Union (EU) was urged to increase its regional presence with a focus on trade, connectivity and maritime security and safety as navigation in the East Sea is an important artery of the world trade and essential to the bloc, as heard a seminar in Brussels on October 22.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý has been active in discussions on social development, the advancement of women, children’s rights, drug control and crime prevention during a meeting of the UN Third Committee which is underway in New York.

A Kathina (robe offering) ceremony was jointly hosted by the Thai Embassy in Vietnam, the Thai Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City and the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) at Hoang An pagoda in Hanoi on October 21.

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung received a delegation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Hanoi on October 17.