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.

53 Buddhist monks from the five countries in the Mekong River basin - Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam - will go on an 18-day pilgrimage to call for peace and mutual respect.

A delegation of the Tay Ninh Caodai Church attended from October 3-5 the Yeoju Eco Forum themed “Interfaith Dialogue for Ecological Civilization” held in Korea’s Yeoju city.

An international seminar on preservation and promotion of the art of Xoe dance of Thai ethnic people in contemporary society took place on October 4 -5 at Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi.

Once again, Vietnam demands China to immediately stop its violations, withdraw its survey vessel group Haiyang Dizhi 8 from Vietnam’s territorial waters and not to repeat similar actions, the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Lê Thị Thu Hằng said.

Vietnamese and international scientists and experts discussed the management, conservation and promotion of world heritage values at a seminar held in Ninh Binh Province recently.

The Association for Poor Patients in Ho Chi Minh City and the Latter Day Saint Charities of the US have presented 77 wheelchairs to the disabled in the southern province of Binh Phuoc.

A delegation from the social charity board under the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha’s chapter in Ho Chi Minh City has paid a charity visit to people seriously affected by floods in the Laos southern province of Champasak.

A Vietnamese Buddhist temple in the town of Aikawa in Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture, has become a popular spiritual destination for Vietnamese people living in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Each Sunday, the temple offers rituals, retreats, and ceremonies, which are attended by hundreds of Vietnamese workers, short-term technical interns, and refugees. 

In this July 4, 2017, file photo, fleeing Iraqi civilians walk past the heavily damaged al-Nuri mosque as Iraqi forces continue their advance against Islamic State militants in Iraq's Old City of Mosul. The United Nations' cultural agency says reconstruction of Al-Nouri Mosque in Iraq's city of Mosul is scheduled to start at the beginning of 2020. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has praised the central province of Quang Nam for its efforts to preserve the world heritage sites of Hoi An Ancient Town and My Son Sanctuary over the 20 years since their recognition by the UNESCO.

Members of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) must adhere to this convention and object to violations of the document, an Australian expert has said while talking about China’s ongoing infringement upon Vietnam’s waters.