While the lives of people in ethnic minority and mountainous areas have improved over the years, efforts must be made to preserve their unique cultural identities, a top lawmaker has said.

In the modern world, ethnic groups must strive to preserve their culture and their mother tongue. The Muong people in Hoa Binh province have organized several programs to promote the Muong language.

The Nghe An provincial People's Committee held a ceremony on January 13, to announce the Prime Minister's decision No. 1943/QD-TTg, dated November 27, 2020 on approving the master plan for conservation, renovation and promotion of the value of National Special Relic Site Commemorating President Hồ Chí Minh in Kim Lien Village, Nam Dan District, Nghe An province.

As Head of the Board for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics in Thanh Hoa province’s Nghi Son district, Mr. Nguyễn Văn Chữ has successfully encouraged Catholic followers to proactively join in social, charitable programs in the province.

Thousands of Hanoians flocked to Tay Ho temple to welcome a new lunar month on January 13, despite the direction of Hanoi city of reducing public gathering.

Tet Festival 2021 will take place at Le Van Tam Park, District 1, from January 21 to 24, honouring Vietnamese cultural and culinary values, and is expected to welcome nearly 70,000 visitors.

Promoting patriotic traditions and positive human values, Vietnam Buddhism has made many contributions to society in different fields, Nguyễn Phúc Nguyên, Director of the Buddhist Affairs Department under the Government Committee for Religious Affairs, said at a conference held on January 10.

The Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics (CSVC) in Ben Tre province held on January 12 a conference for reviewing the implementation of patriotic emulation movement amongst the Catholic community in the province in 2020.

For the past years, the board for solidarity of Catholics in Ha Tinh province’s Ky Anh district has encouraged local Catholics to proactively join in patriotic movements launched by local authorities for socio-economic development in the locality.

The Viet Nam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Chapter in Soc Trang province held on January 10 a meeting for reviewing its performance 2020.

A new Caodai oratory of Hung Nhuong Caodai parish under the Cao Dai Correction-Path Church in Ben Tre province’s Giong Trom district was inaugurated at a solemnly ceremony held on January 09.

The 7^th general conference for the 2021 – 2026 tenure of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Chapter in An Giang province’s Long Xuyen city was successfully held on January 8.

The event was held by Hue City People's Committee on the morning of January 7. Attending the ceremony were Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Lê Trường Lưu; Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyễn Quốc Đoàn; Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Phan Ngọc Thọ.

Hanoi’s Party Committee, People's Council, government and the municipal Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee has held a meeting with representatives of artists, intellectuals and religious dignitaries as well as leaders of universities and colleges in the city on the occasion of welcoming Vietnamese traditional Lunar New Year 2021.

The representative committee of Hoa Hao Buddhism in Ben Tre province held on January 7 a solemn ceremony to celebrate the 101^st birth anniversary of Hoa Hao Buddhism’s founder – Huỳnh Phú Sổ.