| Buddhist Temple Offers Spiritual Refuge for Japan’s Vietnamese Community | 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. | |  | |
| UN: Reconstruction of landmark Mosul mosque to begin in 2020 | 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) | |  | |
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| LFNC delegation concludes Vietnam visit | A delegation of Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) paid a working visit to Vietnam from August 19-23, at an invitation from the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA). | |  | |
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| VBS dignitary receives new Ambassador of India | Ven. Vice President of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Executive Council Thích Thanh Nhiễu hosted on August 5 a reception at Quan Su pagoda located in Hanoi for the new Ambassador of India to Viet Nam, Pranay Verma. | |  | |
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