The Council for Defense-Security Education of the 7^th military region opened on October 2 a conference on defense-security knowledge for 105 key members of several religious organizations in provinces and cities in the military region.

The Security and Defense Education Council of Binh Dinh province held on September 26-28 a conference fostering knowledge of security and defense for key religious dignitaries in the locality.

Over 60 key cadres of social and political organizations in Lam Dong province attended a religious affairs training on September 26.

Over 50 key members tasked with dissemination activities on State laws and policies of the Youth Union in Gia Lai province have attended a conference on religious affairs held on September 20. 

The committee for religious affairs in Quang Binh province in collaboration with the home affairs office in the province’s Quang Trach district held on September 25 a religious affairs training for cadres tasked with religious affairs in the district.

The Military Command in Nha Trang city in association with the department of home affairs and the political training center in the city held on September 25-26 a course on defense and security knowledge for 100 key religious deacons in the city.

On occasion of Mid-Autumn Festival 2018, the provincial committee for religious affairs of Quang Binh paid a charity visit to the center caring for orphans and children with disabilities run by Huong Phuong Monastery of Holy Cross Lovers.

Facing the danger of losing cultural characteristics of the Tho ethnic group, Nhu Xuan district authorities in Thanh Hoa province have paid due attention to the preservation and promotion of fine traditions of the ethnic group.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s executive committee in Tien Giang province has signed a coordination program with the provincial traffic safety committee for promoting traffic safety in the locality during a ceremony held on September 21.

Tinh Nghiem pagoda located in Tien Giang province’s My Tho city in collaboration with the provincial Education Promotion Association held on September 19 a joyful program for local kids celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival 2018.

The home affairs department in Hoa Binh province in collaboration with Luong Son district people’ committee in the province held on September 20-21 a training on the State governance on religion for key cadres in the district.

Cu M’gar district in the central Highlands province of Dak Lak is currently home to 53,000 followers belonging to four religions of Catholicism, Buddhism, Protestantism and Islam, accounting for 30% the population in the district.

As many as over 200 dignitaries and deacons of religious organizations and representatives of belief establishments in Da Nang city have attended a disseminating conference on Decree 162 guiding the new Law on Belief and Religion held on September 19.

A Buddhist vegetarian cooking competition themed “Buddhism Accompanies with Food Safety” was held on September 19 at Phuoc Hue pagoda in Da Lat city.