The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha’s Executive Board in Quang Binh province’s Quang Ninh district and a Buddhist volunteer group handed over VND 30 million to the district general hospital and a scholarship worth VND five million to pupils in the district at an art performance held on May 5 to raise fund for charity.

Venerable Head of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s charitable board in Dong Thap province Thích Thiện Quý and a volunteer group from Ho Chi Minh city implemented several social charitable activities in Dong Thap province on May 6.

Hung Dien temple under the Pure-Land Buddhist Association located in An Giang province’s Cho Moi district held on April 21 the general meeting for the 2018 – 2023 tenure.

The board for solidarity of Catholics in Tien Giang province’s Cho Gao district held on April 19 the 4^th general meeting for the 2017-2022 tenure on Catholic contributions to national construction and defense.

The Vietnam Buddhist Institute’s branch in Hanoi of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha held the entrance examination for its 8th bachelor Buddhist course (2018-2020) on April 3.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s executive committee in Ha Tinh province in collaboration with Can Loc district authorities held on April 3 a ceremony to kick off Huong Tich festival and celebrate the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva's birthday.

Around 1840, as the Nguyen Kings banned Christianity in Vietnam, the Western missionaries moved to the faraway highlands in Kon Tum Province on the Mid-Vietnam plateau.

The central Executive Committee of Hoa Hao Buddhist Church reviewed social and charitable activities in 2017 at a meeting held on March 20 at An Hoa Tu temple located in An Giang province’s Phu Tan district.

Nun Thích Nữ Nguyên Tâm, Abbess of Hung Long pagoda located in Gai village, Bac Giang province’s Luc Nam district, is well-known for her humanitarian activities in the locality.

Serey Kandal Pagoda located in Soc Trang province’s Vinh Chau district formally inaugurated its new sala (Khmer word for gathering place) at a ceremony held on March 17.

The 4^th general meeting of the board for solidarity of Catholics in Tien Giang provincial of My Tho was successfully held on March 15.

A solemn ceremony for installing the worshipping symbol of Divine Eye in Hoa Tinh Oratory under the Tay Ninh Caodai Church in Tien Giang province’s Cho Gao district was held on March 13.

Over 30 thousand local people have flocked to Hoang Phuc Pagoda located in Quang Binh central province’s Le Thuy district during the traditional lunar New Year Festival (Tet) taking place from February 15-23.

The Committee for Solidarity of Patriotic Monks in collaboration with Serey Dom Po Pagoda located Soc Trang province, held a solemn ceremony for inaugurating the pagoda’s main worshipping hall on January 26.

HCM CITY — The 170-year-old An Phú Pagoda at the foot of Chánh Hưng Bridge in HCM City’s District 8 is an attractive destination for foreign visitors to HCM City.