Nghe An authorities held on March 6 a meeting with the Government Committee for Religious Affairs, the Voice of Vietnam and the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) on the organization of Sen Village Festival 2020 for celebrating the 130^th birthday of late President Ho Chi Minh.

Phu Tho have decided to shorten and simplify Hùng Kings Festival due to fears of coronavirus.

A delegation of the Social Sciences and Humanities Univiersity under the Ho Chi Minh City National University visited Ben Tre province on March 4 for studying the religious life in the province.

The Church of the Nativity in the biblical city of Bethlehem is being closed indefinitely over fears of Covid-19, weeks ahead of the Easter holiday that draws tens of thousands of visitors and worshippers, Palestinian authorities said.

According to Ha Tinh province’s Ky Anh town People's Committee, the 643th of death anniversary of Lady Victory Nguyễn Thị Bích Châu took place from March 04-05 (the 14^th – 15^th of the second lunar month).

The annual Quan The Am (Avalokitecvara) Festival, which attracts thousands of attendees over its three days, has been cancelled due to concerns about the spread of the novel coronavirus, currently known as Covid-19.

This year’s event was scheduled to take place at Ngu Hanh Son District's Quan The Am (Avalokitecvara) Pagoda in the Marble Mountains Tourist Area from 10 - 12 March (the 17^th - 19^th days of the 2^nd lunar month).

It is one of the most eagerly anticipated spiritual cultural events for Buddhists and non- Buddhists across from Da Nang and elsewhere in the country.

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The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Executive Committee in Quang Ninh held on March 1 a ceremony to start the renovation of Am Duoc or Medicine Shrine built upon order by King-monk Trần Nhân Tông.

Du Khanh pagoda located in Tien Giang province’s Go Cong district in collaboration with the Youth Union in the district organized on March 1 a program on preventive measures against Covid-19 threats.

The program handed over 500 medical face masks, 500 antibacterial soap bars and leaflets giving necessary information on the coronavirus to local people in rural areas of the district.

On the occasion, Du Khanh pagoda also offered 100 antibacterial soap bars to locals in the district’s ward 3, and collaborated with the district youth union in communicating preventive measures against Covid-19 amongst people in the locality.

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For the past years, Catholics in Khanh Hoa province have proactively participated in social movements launched by local authorities, contributing to the socio-economic development in the locality.

The Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) held on February 28 a meeting for the final assessment of the project on the implementation of the state’s policies on religion & belief in the 2011-2020 period.

Commissioned Pastor Hồ Trần Đăng Huy  was formally appointed as Superintendent of Phuoc Kien evangelical chapter under the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (ECVN) (South) in Ho Chi Minh city at a ceremony held on February 26. 

Like other ethnic groups, the Dao in Vietnam’s northwestern region worship their ancestors devotedly.

Venerable Abbot of Ba Da pagoda in Da Nang city Thích Thông Đạo and representatives of the Public Security Newspaper in the city on February 25 visited and handed over supports for repairing the house of Ms. Nguyễn Thị Thanh Duyên’s family.

Vice Chairwoman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) Trần Thị Minh Nga led on February 27 a delegation to visit the Post-office Hospital on occasion of 65th anniversary of Vietnam Doctors’ Day (February 27).

In order to ensure safety for visitors, the Management Board of Yen Tu relic site has closely worked with Tung Lam Development Joint Stock Company in developing preventive measures against COVID-19 epidemic.