Vietnam’s efforts and achievements in protecting and promoting civil and political rights will be shared at the 125th session of the United Nations Human Rights Committee in Geneva, Switzerland, from March 11-12.

Thuong Nguyen ceremony, an important Buddhist practice annually held on the first 15^th of the lunar year to pray for peace, took place at Sapa trade center in Prague on February 24.

Party General Secretary and President of Vietnam Nguyễn Phú Trọng met with Great Supreme Patriarch Tep Vong and Great Supreme Patriarch of the Dhammayuttika Nikaya order Bour Kry of Cambodia on February 26, part of his State visit to the country.

Many Buddhist followers in Warszawa, Poland have attended the Thuong Nguyen ceremony, an important Buddhist event often takes place the 15ht day of the lunar year held on February 23 at Nhan Hoa pagoda.

An exhibition displaying over 250 photos on Bru-Van Kieu ethnic minority people in Vietnam by a Hungarian scientist kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on February 21.

His Holiness Gyalwang Drukpa, spiritual master of Buddhism’s Drukpa Lineage unfurled the giant Avalokiteshvara Thongdrol to open the Avalokiteshvara Festival at Tây Thiên Grand Mandala Stupa, in the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc.

New Bishop of Vinh diocese Alfonso Nguyễn Hữu Long officially took his duties as the top dignitary of the diocese at a ceremony held on February 12.

Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) Vũ Chiến Thắng hosted on January 28 a reception for visiting Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Vietnam Beketzhan Zhumakhanov.

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) working group of the UN Human Rights Council adopted a preliminary report on the third review of Vietnam at a session at the UN headquarters in Geneva on January 25.

Vietnam regards the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) as an obligation of a responsible member of the United Nations (UN) as well as an opportunity to introduce the country’s consistent policies, efforts and achievements in protecting human rights, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Lê Hoài Trung.

The exchange conference on religious affairs between the Government Committee for Religious Affairs and the Cambodian Ministry of Religions and Cults was successful concluded on January 15 in Lam Dong province.

Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee in Lam Dong province Phan Văn Đa hosted on January 14 a reception for a visiting delegation of the Cambodian Ministry of Cults & Religion.

Vice Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) Bùi Thanh Hà received a delegation from the Methodist Theological School from Ohio (MTSO) led by Prof. Park Joon Sik.

A pagoda of Vietnamese people in Most city of Ustecky region, the Czech Republic, was inaugurated on January 5, becoming the community’s first spiritual cultural centre officially recognised by local authorities.

A delegation from the Lao Front for National Construction Central Committee (LFNC) paid a visit to Hoi An ancient town on December 22.