Hung Tuyen Tu chapter under the Pure-land Buddhist Association in Kien Giang province’s Go Quao district. successfully held its general meeting on June 1

Current and former HCM City leaders and more than 2,000 Buddhist believers, monks and nuns on Sunday participated in a commemoration service for Bodhisattva Thích Quảng Đức, who set himself on fire 55 years ago to protest the repression of Buddhists by the US-backed Sài Gòn administration.

The annual summer retreat of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s chapter in Tien Giang province formally opened at a ceremony held on May 29 in Vinh Trang pagoda located in the provincial city of My Tho.

A meeting to review implementing results of the coordination program promoting roles of religions in environmental protection and climate change adaptation in 2017 was held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 31.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Chapter in Quang Binh held on May 29 a grand ceremony to celebrate the Buddha’s Birthday 2018 (B.E. 2562) at Dai Giac pagoda in Dong Hoi city.

Lieu Quan Buddhist culture centre in collaboration with the Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies in Hue organized on May 22 an exhibition on Buddhist worshipping statues in Central Vietnam.

A Buddhist club in Dong Thap province’s An Hiep commune established for promoting environment protection and climate change response has formally made its debut at a ceremony held on May 20.

Celebrating the 2562^nd Buddha’s Birthday, Buu Da Pagoda located in Ho Chi Minh City’s District No. 10 held on May 20 a Buddha painting contest for children

A group of young parishioners from Vinh Sơn Catholic parish in Da Lat city held on May 13 a social and cultural program for ethnic children in Lam Dong province’s Duc Trọng district.

Since early days of May, Cham farmers in Luong Tri village, Nhon Son Commune, Ninh Son District, Ninh Thuan Province have been busily harvesting the winter-spring crop season in the excitement of bumper crops and upcoming Ramuwan (New Year) festival 2018.

There are many pagodas named “Hang” (Cave temple) across the country, but Hang pagoda located in Van Tac Mountain in Van Son Ward, Do Son District, Hai Phong City is believed to be the place where Buddhism first introduced in Vietnam.

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.