A great surprise has been revealed from the underground of Tham Temple located in the Northern province of Bac Can.

The Vietnam Buddhist Institute in Ho Chi Minh City held on October 17 a groundbreaking ceremony for its main worshipping hall and presented bachelor degree certificates to graduating students of the 2015 – 2018 course in Ho Chi Minh city.

The Caodai Tay Ninh Church solemnly held on October 26 a closing ceremony for the 14th religious training course 2018 at the office inside its Holy See.

According to a plan approved by Phu Yen provincial People’s Committee, a ceremony for receiving the national recognition of the coming of age worship ritual by the Ede ethnic group in the province as an intangible cultural heritage will be held on November 23.

The Muslim World League has condemned “in the strongest terms” the attack on a synagogue in Pittsburgh that left 11 people dead and six others wounded.

Long Duc Buddhist monastery located in Phuoc Thanh commune, My Tho city formally inaugurated its new monastery at a ceremony held on October 28.

The first general meeting of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s chapter in Nghe An province’s Quynh Luu district convened on October 26 to formally receive the establishment decision from the provincial authorities.

The National Organization Committee (NOC) for the UN Day of Vesak 2019 held on October 25 a meeting for discussing and approving the draft project for the UN Day of Vesak 2019.

The Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) held on October 24 in Thua Thien Hue province’s Hue city a seminar on the implementation of the Law on Belief and Religion and the state management of land pertaining to religion.

In response to the movements launched by the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF)’s central committee, several dignitaries in Ben Tre have made practical contributions for supporting the poor the locality.

The US-led coalition fighting ISIS conducted two strikes against two ISIS "command centers" that were operating inside mosques in Syria in less than a week, the coalition said in a statement.

The Ninh Binh provincial Culture and Sports Department in collaboration with the provincial Exhibition and the Trang An Antiquities Association held on October 24 an antiquities exhibition in locality.

The Danang Municipal People’s Committee informed on October 23 that it has asked to the ministry of culture, sports and tourism to submit a proposal to the Prime Minister for recognizing Dong Duong 22.24 altar as a national treasure.

Iran said on Tuesday it had arrested 15 militants planning attacks on Shi'ite Muslims making an annual pilgrimage to Iraq.

Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) Vũ Chiến Thắng hosted on October 23 a reception for visiting U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink.