A delegation from the Committee for Religious Affairs in Da Nang city led by Chairman Nguyễn Cao Cường paid on March 8 visits to religious organizations and establishments in city on occasion of the 111^th anniversary of International Women's Day on March 8.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee Dương Anh Đức signed on March 8 a notice on resuming service businesses and religious practices in the city.

Binh Thuan provincial authority has announced on March 05 the implementation measures for the Covid-19 epidemic prevention in the “new normal” situation.

Hải Phòng City, which borders the current largest COVID-19 hotbed of Hải Dương, has allowed a number of public activities and services to resume as the COVID-19 situation in the locality shows signs of easing.

Chairwoman of the Central Commission for Mass Mobilization Trương Thị Mai took a visit on March 3 to the Solidarity Society of Patriotic Buddhist Monks and the Khmer Pali School in Soc Trang province.

A delegation of the committee for religious affairs in the central province of Ninh Thuan on March 2 visited and met with the education board of the Buddhist school of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha’s chapter in Ninh Thuan.

According to the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC), Tan Binh district authorities have been tightening the Covid-19 pandemic prevention and control at religious establishments from February 25 to March 5.

The Public Security in Duc Pho provincial city of Quang Ngai province has launched on February 28, 2021 a program for issuing Citizen Identification Cards to religious dignitaries and local officials.

Thanh Hoa has over 1,500 worshipping places and many traditional festivals, attracting both locals and visitors over the country in early spring.

The Cau Ngu, or Whale Worshipping, Festival was held in Canh Duong commune, Quang Trach district, central Quang Binh province on February 26 (the 15th day of the first lunar month) with a hope for bumper hauls of fish and safe voyages in the year.

Authorities and locals of Mai Phu commune in Ha Tinh province’s Loc Ha district commemorated the 1298^th death anniversary of King Mai Hac De at the historical and cultural relic site of King Mai Hắc Đế temple at a ceremony held on February 24.

The University of Social Sciences and Humanities under the Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh city on February 17 issued a decision formally establishing the Religious Anthropology Subject under the Faculty of Anthropology.

The agency responsible for managing the Thang Long Imperial Citadel has been asked to accelerate projects that aim to elevate the value of the UNESCO World Heritage site.

A delegation from the Vietnam Fatherland Committee in Ho Chi Minh city led by Chairwoman Tô Thị Bích Châu extended on February 22 visits to local Caodai parishes and oratories on occasion of Thuong Nguon Festival annually held on the 15th of the first lunar month.

A delegation from the Home Affairs Department in Ninh Thuan province led by Deputy Director Lê Kim Dũng visited on February 19 Caodai parishes on occasion of the Duc Chi Ton (Supreme Being) festival of Caodaism.