The People’s Committee in Lang Son province’s Chi Lang district held on May 13 the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction (first phase) of Chi Lang temple located in the district’s Chi Lang commune.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee Trần Thanh Mẫn led a delegation to visit the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Executive Committee in Kon Tum province on May 11 on occasion of the Buddha Birthday (B.E. 2563).

A working group from the Ministry of Health led by Assoc. Prof. Lương Ngọc Khuê, Director of the medial examination and treatment had on May 8 a meeting with the Health Department of Ha Nam province on medical service provided for the UN Day of Vesak 2019.

The Department of Foreign Information Service under the Ministry of Information and Communication held on May 9 the monthly meeting on human rights and external information service for May.

A conference for disseminating the Law on Belief and Religion and updating information on security and defense for Buddhist monks and nuns at the Buddhist school in Binh Duong province was held on May 7.

A delegation of Bac Ninh provincial authorities on May 23 visited and met with the executive committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) chapter in the province ahead of the Buddha’s Birthday Festival 2019 (B.E. 2563).

Da Nang municipal religious affairs committee held on May 7 a meeting with nominated Buddhist delegates to the UN Day of Vesak 2019.

About 7,200 members of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and volunteers will be serving the upcoming United Nations Day of Vesak 2019.

Ninh Thuan provincial authorities have paid visits to Cham Islamic communities on occasion of their Ramuwan (traditional New Year) festival 2019 held on May 3-5.

Since 2016, authorities of Nghe An province’s Dien Chau district has launched a model for enhancing the role of Catholic communities in ensuring public security in the locality.

Lam Dong provincial committee for religious affairs held on April 25 a conference for disseminating the Law on Belief and Religion 2016 to local religious personnel.

Tien Giang provincial Committee for Religious Affairs in collaboration with the Youth Union in Tan Phuoc district held on April 25 an exchange meeting for nearly 90 youth attending a political course in the province.

The Home Affairs Department in Ca Mau province in collaboration with the Hanoi University of Home Affairs’s branch in Ho Chi Minh city held from April 23-26 four training courses on religious affairs.

The Religious Committee in Quang Binh province held from April 23-24 a religious affairs training for commune-level cadres in the province’s Le Thuy and Bo Trach districts, and Dong Hoi city.

A delegation led by Vice Chairman of the Religious Committee in Kontum province Phan Thái extended on April 17 an Easter visit to Dak Glei Church.