H.E. Ambassador of India to Vietnam Parvathaneni Harish led on March 15 a delegation to visit Most Venerable Deputy Patriarch of the VBS’s Discernment Council Thích Trí Quảng at Hue Nghiem pagoda located in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 2.

Chairman of the Hanoi municipal People’s Committee Nguyễn Đức Chung hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 15 for a delegation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) who are on a working visit to Vietnam.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Trần Thanh Mẫn highlighted contributions of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Vietnam to the great national unity bloc. 

Chairman of the People’s Committee of southern Binh Duong province Tran Thanh Liem on March 14 received a Cambodian delegation led by Him Chhem, Senior Minister and Minister of Cults and Religions of Cambodia.

Vice Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) Dương Ngọc Tấn hosted on March 14 a reception for a visiting delegation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) led by Elder Gary E. Stevenson, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

HCM City always respects and treasures the sound relations with Cambodia’s ministries, branches and localities, helping consolidate the traditional neighborly friendship between the two countries, said Permanent Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Lê Thanh Liêm. 

 The delegation of Cambodian Ministry of Cults and Religions led by Minister Him Chhem visited on March 12 the Southern office of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) based in Quang Duc monastery located in Ho Chi Minh City's District 3.

Vietnamese Buddhist followers and dignitaries in the Czech Republic organized Thuong Nguyen ceremony on March 11 to pray for peace and happiness.

The Vietnamese Buddhist Association in the Republic of Korea (RoK) held a requiem at Phung An pagoda in Seoul on March 11 to pray for national peace and prosperity.

Buddhist monks, nuns and followers in the Vietnamese community in Laos gathered in Bang Long pagoda located in Vientiane on March 7 for peace prayers.

The executive board of the Vietnamese Cultural Centre in Hungary made its formal debut during the Thuong Nguyen ceremony at Tue Giac pagoda in Budapest on March 2.

32 bishops of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Vietnam (CBCV) visited the tomb of St. Peter and attended a service mass at St. Peter Basilica on March 3 beginning of the pilgrimage week at the tomb of the two Apostles and visit to the Holy See in Rome.

President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse visited Mahabodhi Temple where the Buddha has obtained enlightenment in the state of Bihar on March 2 beginning a three-day State visit to India at the invitation of Indian President Ram Nath Kovind.

Vietnam will make efforts to ensure that its citizens fully enjoy human rights, said Ambassador Dương Chí Dũng, head of the permanent Vietnamese mission to the UN, WTO and other international organisations in Geneva, Switzerland.

Vice Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) Bùi Thanh Hà hosted a reception on February 27 for a visiting EU delegation led by Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief Jan Figel.