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| UNESCO Lists Korea’s Buddhist Lantern Festival as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | Yeondeunghoe (연등회) a Korean festival of light popularly known as the Lotus Lantern Festival, traditionally held in the spring to celebrate the birth of the Buddha, has won a place on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The annual festival can be interpreted as sharing the light of wisdom, compassion, and peace with the world, as well as hopes and wishes for happiness and social harmony. | |  | |
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| Vietnam to launch trials for second local COVID-19 vaccine in January | The Ministry of Health has granted permission to the Nha Trang-based Institute of Vaccines and Biological Medical (IVAC) to carry out human clinical tests for Covivac, a locally-produced novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, on volunteers in January, two months ahead of schedule. | |  | |
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| GCRA presents 500 national flags to VBS chapter in Ba Ria – Vung Tau | The Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) in collaboration with the Religious Affairs Committee in Ba Ria – Vung Tau province held on December 31 a ceremony for presenting national flags to the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Executive Committee in the province. | |  | |
| VBS in Bac Ninh reviews Buddhist affairs 2020 | The executive committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s chapter in Bac Ninh province reviewed its affairs 2020 and mapped out key tasks in 2021 at a meeting held on December 30 at its office based in Dai Thanh Pagoda. | |  | |
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