The Ante-Creation Caodai Church successfully held on October 30 its 6^th national congress for the 2015-2020 tenure at Chau Minh Holy See located in Ben Tre province.

Secretary of the Party’s Committee in the northern province of Yen Bai Đỗ Đức Duy hosted on October 29 a reception for visiting Catholic and Buddhist dignitaries on occasion of the 13rd provincial Party Congress successfully convened.

The Caodai churches and organizations successfully convened its 13rd annual exchange conference on October 29 in the southern province of Ben Tre.

Deputy Minister Vũ Chiến Thắng hosted on October 30 a reception at Ministry of Home Affairs’s headquarters for visiting Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cuba in Vietnam Lianys Torres Rivera.

The Home Affairs Department in Ca Mau province in collaboration with the provincial Ethnic Affairs Committee held on October 30 a training on the implementation of a project on information and propaganda about ethnicity and religion 2020 in the province.

The Islamic community in Tay Ninh province held on October 28 the Maulid ceremony making Prophet Nabi Muhammad’s birthday.

Binh Minh Caodai parish under the Tay Ninh Caodai Church in Tay Ninh city held on October 27 a solemn ceremony for consecration of its Divine Mother worshipping altar.

Those who enter Vietnam on regular commercial flights will have to pay for pick up and drop off services as well as fees for quarantine at hotels and COVID-19 testing.

Hung Quang Temple under the Vietnam Pure-Land Buddhist Association was established in 1952 and has nearly 70 years of providing medical charities for local people.

The representative committee of Tu An Hieu Nghia Faith (Four Debts of Gratitude) are preparing for its 3^rd national congress to take place on November 5-6 at the headquarters of the Faith organization in Tri Ton district, An Giang province.

The Hoa Hao Buddhist’s Executive Board in My Tinh An commune of Tien Giang province’s Cho Gao district held on October 24 a ceremony for formally launching its traditional diagnostic clinic.

A trance ceremony, traditional games and photo exhibitions are among activities of the Mother Goddess Worship and Cơm Mới (New Rice) Festivals that are both being held in Dong Cuong Temple in Van Yen District in the northern province of Yen Bai.

Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago off the central province of Khanh Hoa boasts a number of Buddhist temples. These pagodas serve as markers for Vietnam’s sovereignty over Truong Sa and are a must-visit destination for soldiers, people on the archipelago and offshore fishermen.

The Buddhist Institute in Ho Chi Minh City under the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) solemnly held on October 25 a ceremony for granting graduation certificates and opening the new school year.

Up to 75% of residents in Bac Ha Village in Ky Ha Commune of Ha Tinh province’s Ky Anh provincial city are followers of Catholicism who mainly rely on the off-shore fishery for the living, and Mrs. Mai Xuân Hồ has been serving as the village head for ten years.