Vice President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Bùi Khắc Sơn presented the “Certificated of Commendation” to the Institute for Global Engagement (IGE) and the “Medal for Peace and Friendship among Nations” to three most active members of IGE during a ceremony in Hanoi on June 27th.

Vice Chairman the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) Bùi Thanh Hà hosted on June 28 a reception for a visiting delegation from the Institute for Global Engagement (IGE) led by Executive Director James Chen during a working visit to Vietnam from June 24 - 30.

An international conference on religion study cooperation in Vietnam between organizations in Vietnam and the U.S was held on June 28 at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

A new program by the US Cable News Network (CNN) would provide worldwide audiences an interesting tour around Hanoi.

Cambodia’s Interior Ministry has issued a decision allowing the Khmer-Vietnamese Association in Cambodia (KVA) to register for the ministry’s list of associations.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) in the UK and the Vietnamese Association in the country held a requiem in London on June 10 for fallen Vietnamese soldiers.

The US Department of State’s 2017 International Religious Freedom Report continued to give biased assessment and cited untrue information on Vietnam, stated Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng.

French photographer, journalist and publisher Nicolas Cornet yesterday released a photo book on pagodas in Việt Nam in HCM City.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Laos held a seminar in Vientiane on May 30 to discuss ways to link religious and cultural activities with mass mobilisation to build a strong and united Vietnamese community in Laos.

Vietnamese Buddhist monks, nuns and followers gathered at Phat Tich Pagoda in the Lao capital city of Vientiane on May 29 to mark the 2,562nd birth anniversary of Lord Buddha.

Most Venerable Thích Đức Thiện, Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, was awarded with Padma Shri – the fourth highest civilian award of India – at a ceremony in Hanoi on May 27.

Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee (VFF) Ngô Sách Thực hosted on May 22 a reception for a visiting delegation from the Seventh-day Adventist world church led by Pastor President Ted Norman Clair Wilson.

Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) Vũ Chiến Thắng hosted on May 22 a reception for a visiting delegation from the Seventh-day Adventist world church led by Pastor President Ted Norman Clair Wilson.

Vien Ngo Buddhist ashram from Vietnam Buddhist Sangha attended on May 13 a program introducing international Buddhist cultures as part of activities celebrating the Vesak Day 2018 in Seoul, Korea.

Vice Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) Dương Ngọc Tấn hosted on May 10 a reception for a visiting delegation from the Da’wah and Community Development Commission of the Indonesian Ulema Council led by Chairman Kholil Nafis.