Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Hom Affairs (MOHA) Vũ Chiến Thắng visited on December 17 General Baptist Church in Ho Chi Minh City, ahead of Christmas 2020.

A delegation from the Government Committee for Religious Affairs led by Vice Chairwoman Trần Thị Minh Nga paid on December 17 a visit to the office of Long Xuyen diocese, ahead of Christmas 2020.

Vice Chairwoman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) Trần Thị Minh Nga chaired a ceremony on December 17 for presenting national flags to Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Executive Committees and presentatives of Khmer Theravada Buddhist sect in 15 Southern provinces and cities.

Two Vietnamese repatriated from Myanmar and the United Arab Emirates became the latest Covid-19 cases on Thursday, according to the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control.

Deputy Minister of the Home Affairs Ministry in charge of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) Vũ Chiến Thắng visited on December 15-16 offices of dioceses in the South Central, ahead of Christmas 2020.

The Hoa Hao Buddhist executive board in Tri Ton district’s Co To commune of An Giang province was formally established at a ceremony held on December 15.

Vice Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) Nguyễn Ánh Chức paid on December 15-16 Christmas visits to Catholic followers in provinces of Highland Central.

The 3^rd national congress of Vietnam (Binh Duc) Caodai Church was successfully convened on December 14 at Hoang Dao Holy See located in Trung An commune of Tien Giang province’s My Tho city.

A memorial complex dedicated to Nguyễn Sinh Sắc, father of President Hồ Chí Minh was inaugurated in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre on December 15.

The Representative Committee of the Correction-Path Caodai Church in An Giang province has held a meeting for reviewing results of its affairs in 2020 and mapping out plans for 2021.

The Presidium of the central board of the Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics (CSVC) convened a meeting in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on December 15 to discuss a draft agenda for the upcoming plenary session of the committee, and a draft report on the central board’s performance in 2020 and orientations for 2021.

On Dec. 12, the Quang Ninh provincial Buddhist Management Board and the People’s Committee of Dong Trieu town jointly organized the inauguration ceremony of Quynh Lam Pagoda, part of the Tran Dynasty's special national relic complex in Dong Trieu.

A ceremony was held at Thai Binh Square in the northern province of the same name on December 12 to inaugurate the monument titled “Uncle Hồ with farmers”.

Indonesian police have arrested a man believed to be the military leader of the Al Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah network who has eluded capture since 2003.

The Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics (CSVC) in Tra Vinh province held a meeting on December 11 for reviewing the implementation of patriotic emulation movements in 2020.