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.

Ambassador Nguyễn Phương Nga, Head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, praised the values of Buddhism during an event to celebrate the International Day of Vesak held in New York on May 2.

Sri Lankan Parliament Speaker Karu Jayasuriya led a delegation to visit the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) on April 26 during his official visit to Vietnam from April 23-27.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States Phạm Quang Vinh has met with a high-level delegation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church), including Elders Gary Stevenson and Gerit Gong, in Washington DC, the US.

Various cultural activities will be held worldwide to celebrate the  Hùng Kings Memorial Day which falls on April 25.

The Vietnamese Buddhist Association (VBA) in Japan on April 15 organised an art performance to raise funds for Dai An pagoda in Saitama prefecture.

Speaker of the Parliament of Iran Ali Ardeshir Larijani arrived in Vietnam on April 15 for an official visit at the invitation of National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân.

A delegation the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) is on a visit to Hungary from April 15-17 at the invitation from Dharma Gate Buddhist Church in Hungry.

Vice President Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh wished the Party, State and people of Laos happiness and a successful New Year when attending a ceremony to welcome their traditional Bun Pi May festival held by the Lao Embassy in Hanoi April 12.

A ceremony was held at Pho Minh Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City, on April 11 to celebrate the traditional New Year festival of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand.