The first-ever folk festival honoring Hanoi’s traditional and contemporary culture as well as cultural heritages will be held at the Lý Thái Tổ Statue Square beside Hoan Kiem Lake in the heart of the capital city on November 15-17, according to the municipal Department of Culture and Sports.

A new rural bridge located in Ha Giang’s Quang Binh district and sponsored by Van Pagoda in Vinh Phuc province’s Tam Dao district was formally inaugurated at a ceremony held on September 30.

A myriad of activities will take place at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay Town's Dong Mo, on the outskirts of Hanoi, throughout this October, attracting the participation of 13 ethnic groups who live in the village.

The Buddhist school under the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) in Binh Thuan province formally began its new academy year at a ceremony held on September 29.

Thousands of Cham people in the south central provinces of Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan gathered at temples and towers on September 28 to celebrate the traditional festival of Kate.

A solemn ground-breaking ceremony for the reconstruction of Phuc An Pagoda – Historical & Cultural Relic located in Bac Ninh province’s Tien Du district was held on September 29.

The Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics (CSVC) in Ha Tinh province held on September 26 a meeting to review its activities in the nine months of 2019 and map out key tasks for the next three months.

The Department of Home Affairs in Thai Binh province held on September 26 a conference for disseminating the Law on Belief and Religion 2016 to 300 Catholic deacons in the locality.

On the occasion of the Sene Dolta festival 2019, authorities in Kien Giang province sent delegations to pagodas in the province for extending congratulations to Khmer communities.

The traditional festival marking the 151^st Death Anniversary of Hero Nguyễn Trung Trực took place from September 24-27 in Kien Giang province’s Rach Gia city.

Bishop Antonio Vũ Huy Chương led a thanksgiving mass held on September 24 in Tan Thanh Parish Church located in Bao Loc City on occasion of his bishopric retirement as Bishop of Da Lat.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha chapter in Dong Nai province held from September 25-27 a training conference 2019 on Buddhist administration and pagoda management.

Catholic people and organizations in Nam Dinh province have made many practical contributions to community development in localities for the past ten years.

Sene Dolta Festival is one of important events held annually for expressing familial piety to the parents and ancestors. 

A ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of Phu Hung oratory under the Tay Ninh Caodai Church located in Ben Tre province’s Phu Hung town was held on September 9.