Senior Venerable Secretary General of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Executive Council Thích Đức Thiện met with Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Vietnam Hasanthi Dissanayake at Quan Su pagoda in Hanoi on January 9.

The Central Committee of the Vietnamese Buddhists’ Association in the Czech Republic organized a festival to welcome New Year 2018 in Prague on Wednesday. 

Director of International Relation Department under the Government Committee for Religious Affairs Nguyễn Đức Vinh hosted a reception for a visiting Buddhist delegation from Bhutan led by Venerable Sangay Dorji on December 21. 

Authorities of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho had a working session on December 18 with Secretary of State of the Cambodian Ministry of Cults and Religions Touch Sarom to talk about religious affairs.

Cambodian Secretary of State at the Ministry of Cults and Religions Touch Sarom led a delegation to visit the southern province of Soc Trang on December 17. 

The Vietnamese Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) and the Cambodian Ministry of Cults and Religions opened on December 14 in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho a conference to exchange experiences on religious affairs.

An international seminar with the theme “Engaged Buddhism and Contemporary Social Issues” was held on December 8-9 in Ninh Binh province marking the first anniversary of Tran Nhan Tong Institute.

On a working trip to Vietnam, a delegation from Cambodian Ministry of Cults and Religion led by Deputy Secretary of State Min Chandyneth visited and met with Hoa Binh provincial authorities on December 8. 

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh hosted a reception for visiting President and CEO of the Samaritan’s Purse International Relief (SPIR) of the US, Pastor Franklin Graham in Hanoi on December 7.

NDO/VNA – A seminar has been held in Moscow, Russia, to introduce the Vietnamese worship of Mother Goddesses of the Three Realms.

A delegation from Cambodian Ministry of Cults and Religion led by Deputy Secretary of State Min Chandyneth visited and met with Thai Nguyen provincial authorities on December 4.

Japanese Consul General in Ho Chi Minh city Jun-I chikawaue led a delegation to visit the Holy See of Tay Ninh Caodai Church located in Tay Ninh city on November 28.

A statue of Vietnam’s late President Ho Chi Minh was presented to Mimasaka city of Japan’s Okayama prefecture on November 21.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha’s (VBS) Chapter in Thua Thien Hue province held on November 3-4 a grand ceremony for Kathina Robe offering and reception of Chao Khun title from the King of Thailand awarded to Senior Venerable Pháp Tông.

The 14th Summit of World Young Buddhist Monks Council with the theme “Buddhist leadership for sustainable peace” took place at Pallekele, Kundasale and Matale of Sri Lanka on October 29-30.