The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has decided to add 23 cultural icons to the list of national intangible cultural heritages.

Located in Dam Thuy Commune of Cao Bang province’s Trung Khanh district and inaugurated on December 15, 2014, Phat Tich Truc Lam Ban Gioc Pagoda is the first pagoda built in the northern border of Viet Nam, just 500 meters from the Ban Gioc waterfall.

The Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) in collaboration with the Home Affairs Department in Kon Tum province held on September 28-29 a conference for disseminating state policies and laws on belief and religion.

Vietnam has gone through 33 straight days without a single COVID-19 community infection as no new cases were reported on October 5 morning.

Cao Dai followers in the southern province of Tay Ninh and neighbouring localities celebrated their biggest festival in the year to pray for good weather, national peace, and prosperity on October 1 – the 15th day of the 8th lunar month.

A photo contest that has kicked off in Hanoi, is seeking beautiful and artistic angles of Buddhism through the lens of domestic and foreign photographers.

Vietnam welcomes the stance held by other countries on the East Sea issue that conforms with international law, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng said.

A large number of locals and tourists flocked to the 2020 “Nghinh Ong” (Whale Worshiping) Festival which opened in Can Thanh Town, Can Gio District, Ho Chi Minh City, on September 30.

Song An parish under the Caodai Verity Church in Gia Lai province’s An Khe town held on November 01 its 5^th general meeting for the term 2020-2025.

Twelve deacons of My Tho Diocese have been promoted as priests at a solemn ceremony held on October 1 in the diocese cathedral located in Tien Giang province’s My Tho City.

Pho Hien pagoda located in Khue Trung ward of Da Nang city’s Cam Le district has organized separate mid-autumn programs for children from mountainous communes in Thua Thien-Hue province and Da Nang city.

Linh Xuan Evangelical Chapter was formally established under the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South) (ECVN) and its worshipping church inaugurated at a ceremony held on September 29 in Linh Xuan Ward of Ho Chi Minh city’s Thu Duc district.

Thanh An parish, one of 16 Catholic parishes under Vinh Thanh deanery of Long Xuyen Diocese, currently has 700 households with 3,000 parishioners mainly relying on agriculture and small business activities for family incomes.

My Tho Caritas held on September 27 a ceremony at the pastoral centre of My Tho diocese, to hand over “My Tho Caritas” scholarships to pupils and students in the diocese on occasion of the new school year 2020-2021,.

Several Buddhist establishments in Tien Giang province have organized separate Mid-Autumn programs for children in the locality.