The administration of Ho Chi Minh City’s District 5 held a ceremony on July 5 to commemorate the issuing of a certificate to recognise the Nguyen Tieu Festival of the Chinese community as the national intangible cultural heritage.

The fish worshipping festival in Thanh Hoa province’s Sam Son city took place on July 4-5 in Lach Hoi Seaport with a wide range of activities, drawing thousands of locals and visitors.

The Cham Brahman community in Ninh Thuan schedule to organize the rain praying ceremony at three temples of Po Klaung Garai, Po Rame and Po Inu Nugar on July 26-28.

Buddhist religious leaders joined Christian, Hindu, Jewish, and Jain leaders in a joint statement issued on 24 June calling for the removal of religious imagery from nightclubs across the United States. Specifically, they are targeting clubs run by the California-based company Live Nation, which has locations in Anaheim, Chicago, Cleveland, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, and New Orleans as part of its House of Blues network.

The Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics (CSVC)  in Quang Binh province held on July 2 a meeting to honor “Good People, Good Deeds” in Catholic communities for 2015-2020 period.

The complex honoring Nguyễn Sinh Sắc – the father of President Ho Chi Minh – in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap was recognized as a national relic site in 1992. The site is in Pham Huu Lau street, Cao Lanh city.

The Islam Community in An Giang province successfully held its fourth congress for the 2020-2025 tenure on July 1-2 at NekMah temple located in Tan Chau district’s Chau Phong commune.

The Executive Board of Hoa Hao Buddhism in Thanh Binh district’s Thanh Binh town of Dong Thap province has reviewed the six-month implementation of a program on environmental protection launched in the locality.

The 7^th congress of the Party Committee of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA)  for the 2020 – 2025 tenure took place successfully on July 2.

The US Department of State has issued a Report on International Religious Freedom 2019 giving inaccurate, unverified information about the situation in Vietnam. Vietnamese religious dignitaries and followers are disappointed about the report and insist that in Vietnam, religious practices and freedom of religion and belief are ensured. Religious followers have contributed to upholding social morality and traditions of humanity and compassion.

Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) Vũ Chiến Thắng led on June 26 a delegation to visit the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Executive Committee in Kon Tum province based in Hue Chieu pagoda in Kon Tum city.

An Giang provincial Committee for Religious Affairs in collaboration with the Institute of Religious Studies under the Vietnam Academy for Social Sciences held on June 30, 2020 a seminar on the Muslim community in Vietnam.

The management board of Binh Thoi parish under Verity Caodai Church in Ben Tre province’s Dinh Dai district held the 5^th general meeting for 2020-2025 tenure at its orator on June 29.

A program to honor Mother Goddess worshipping practice - an intangible cultural heritage of humanity recognized by UNESCO took place in Hanoi on June 28.

The 3^rd culture and sports festival of Dao ethnic group opened on June 27-28 in Ha Lau commune, Quang Ninh province’s Tien Yen with many cultural performances and sporting activities.