The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s buddhist family board in Da Nang city held on January 01 a meeting to award scholarships to Buddhist students with high academic results in the school year 2017.

The social charity work of Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) executive board of districts in Tien Giang province has been reviewed at year-end meetings.

A medical charity program for the poor in Phuc Dia Parish in Thanh Hoa province’s Quang Phu district took place in December 16 ahead of Christmas 2017.

The Correction-Path Caodai Church was founded in 1934 and currently has over 0.8 million followers residing in 26 provinces and cities nationwide, with 203 worshipping oratories and its headquarters located in Ben Tre province. 

A book on Four Palaces of Mother Goddesses Worship has been published by Trần Quang Dũng, vice chairman of the Thăng Long Cultural Heritage Association, veteran mediums and photographer Nguyễn Long Hưng.

The Daughters of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Kon Tum solemnly held on November 27 a ceremony to celebrate its 70^th founding anniversary.

A Kathina robes offering ceremony took place in Pho Minh Pagoda located in Ho Chi Minh City’s Go Vap district on November 12 after the three-month Buddhist Summer retreat course.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha’s (VBS) Chapter in Nghe An province and Buddhist groups have organized many charity programs for the poor in the locality for the past days.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha’s (VBS) Chapter in Quang Nam in collaboration with Tam Hanh charity group from Da Nang city paid a charity visit to flooding areas of Dai Hong commune in Quang Nam province’s Dai Loc district on November 11.

The Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South) (ECVN) solemnly inaugurated the church of the Bible and Theology Institute located in District 2, Ho Chi Minh city and celebrated the 500^th anniversary of the Reformation day at two separate ceremonies held on October 30-31.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Chapter in Tay Ninh province solemnly held a grand Buddhist ordination on October 29-31 at Linh Son Phuoc Trung pagoda located in the province’s Tay Ninh city.     

PANO - A Buddhist Culture Week began in Ho Chi Minh City on October 28 in celebration of the municipal Buddhist Sangha Congress for the 2017-2022 term. The program was conducted by the municipal Buddhist Executive Committee.

A delegation from the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Chapter in Quang Binh province and Nguyen Ngo pagoda in Hoa Chi Minh city paid a charity visit to Arem ethnic people in the province’s Bo Trach district on October 22.

Hieu Nghia Ta Lon Buddhism is an indigenous religious-mixed sect in Vietnam founded by Master Nguyễn Ngọc An in 1915 in the country’s Southwestern province of Kien Giang.

A Buddhist group from Dak Lak province organized a charity program on October 15 for handing over relief packages to people affected by Doksuri Storm in Quang Binh province’s Bo Trach and Quang Phu districts.