The Khmer community in the southern region has started celebrating their traditional Sene Dolta festival from September 16 to 18 (from 29^th of 7^th lunar month to 2^nd of 8^th lunar month).

A delegation led by Chairman of the People’s Committee in Soc Trang province Trần Văn Chuyện extended on September 11 visits to Khmer monks and former officials in the province, on the occasion of Sene Dolta Festival 2020.

The Committee for Religious Affairs in Bac Ninh province in collaboration with the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) in the province held on September 10 the conference for disseminating belief & religious legislations 2020 for key Buddhists in the locality.

The Home Affairs Department in Hoa Binh province in collaboration with the People’s Committee in the province’s Hoa Binh city held on September 9-10 a training class on state management on religion for commune-level cadres in the locality.

As many as 350 religious dignitaries, deacons, clerics and prestigious people in the southern province of Soc Trang have attended the law-dissemination conference 2020 held on September 9.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee of Kien Giang Lâm Minh Thành informed on September 8 that the Nguyen Trung Truc Temple festival and the Khmer culture – sport-tourism festival this year will be held only with ceremonial rituals, without cultural activities for as a cautious measure against the Covid-19 pandemic.

According to the Committee for Religious Affairs in Nghe An province, the organization named “Vietnam truyen giao dao tin lanh (Vietnamese outreach Protestantism) has not been licensed to operate legally in Vietnam.

Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyễn Văn Hùng presided on September 3 a meeting with Department of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture Sports and Tourism.

A delegation of the Home Affairs Department in Kon Tum province has visited and congratulated the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Executive Committee and several Buddhist worshipping places in the province, on the occasion of Vu lan Festival 2020.

Director of Home Affairs in Bac Ninh Province Nguyễn Trọng Tân on September 1 visited and extended congratulations to the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s chapter in the province on occasion of Vu Lan - Buddhist Parents’ Day 2020.

A delegation led by Chairman of the Committee for Religious Affairs in Ben Tre province Đào Văn Tụ visited on September 1 the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) in the province, on the occasion of the Buddhist Parents’ Day (Vu lan Festival) 2020.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee in Lam Dong province in collaboration with concerning provincial agencies and district authorities held on August 28 an exchange meeting with local religious dignitaries for exchanges on religious practices and state law on religion in the locality.

Politburo member and Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình on August 30 visited and extended greetings to leaders of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) on the occasion of the Ullambana (Vu Lan) Festival 2020.

The Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics (CSVC) in Tien Giang in collaboration with the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee held on August 28 a meeting to honor “Good People, Good Deeds” in Catholic communities for 2015-2020 period.

A delegation from the department of home affairs in Ca Mau province extended on August 27 visits to local Caodai organizations on occasion of Thuong Nguon Festival annually held on the 15^th of the 7^th lunar month.