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.

Tu Xuyen pagoda located in Thai Binh city presented on January 20 200 gift sets to people with disabilities who were attending a Buddhist course on occasion of traditional New Year 2018.

For years, Deputy Head of Masjid Al Mubarak mosque (located in An Giang province’s Tan Chau district) cum Head of the Representative Committee of Islam community in An Giang Go Sa Ly has motivated the Cham Islamic community to promote fine traditions for unity and development in the locality.

In response to a launching program for the environment protection and respond to climate change by the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) central Committee, effective religious models have been developed for promoting roles of religions in environment protection in the locality.

The Hoa Hao Buddhist Church’s Representative Committee in Kien Giang province held on January 11 a solemn ceremony to celebrate the 98th birthday of the sect’s founder, Prophet Huỳnh Phú Sổ, at the church’s office located in Rach Gia city.