The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Charity Board in Quang Ninh province has organized a charitable program named “Warm winter in Ha Giang”.

As many as 250 local cadres in charge of religious affairs from districts and cities of Dong Nai province have attended the opening ceremony of a training conference on religious affairs held on December 2.

Nguyet Quang pagoda located in Tay Tien commune of Thai Binh’s province Tien Hai district held a ceremony on December 01 for inaugurating its new worshipping hall, ancestral temple and preaching hall.

Phu Xuan Evangelical Church under the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (ECVN) (South) in Ho Chi Minh city’s Nha Be district held on November 30 a ceremony for inaugurating its new church.

The charity house building group in Dinh Yen commune of Dong Thap province’s Lap Vo district under the Hoa Hoa Buddhist Church held on November 29 a meeting to review its operation since its establishment in 2018.

For the past years, Priest Paul Dương Công Hồ, Head of Thanh Tam Catholic parish in Bao Loc city, Lam Dong province has successfully encouraged local Catholics to effectively join in movements launched by local authorities.

Phe Lach Evangelical Church under the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (ECVN) (South) in Binh Phuoc province’s Bu Dang district held on November 28 a ceremony for inaugurating its new church.

QUẢNG NAM The Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary management board has received five collections of ancient Chăm script books – related to old rituals or worship ceremonies of the Chăm people in central Việt Nam – from a local collector, contributing to precious data for the UNESCO-recognised world heritage site.

A monastery of Vietnam’s indigenous Truc Lam Zen Buddhist sect was opened in the southern province of Bac Lieu on December 1.

Vietnamese handicrafts and traditional cuisine were on display at the International Christmas Festival held in Prague, Czech Republic on December 1.

A program on the Mother Goddess worship formally took place on November 28 at Quang Nam province’s Hoi An Impression Theme Park, on occasion of its recognition by UNESCO four years ago (December 1, 2016).

The Cultural Festival of ethnic groups in Kon Tum 2019 took place on November 27-28 in the province’s Kon Plong district.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) handed over 100 tons of rice to victims of the tropical storm Idai and Kennth in Mozambique, which devastated the African country’s central region in March and April this year, at a meeting held on November 26 in Maputo.

Archbishop Marek Zalewski, the Holy See's Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore and the Vatican's non-resident Special Envoy to Vietnam, paid a courtesy visit to leaders of the southern province of An Giang on November 28 on the occasion of his working trip to Long Xuyen diocese.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s executive committee in Quang Ninh province held on November 26 a grand ceremony marking the 711^th anniversary of King - Monk Trần Nhân Tông entering nirvana (1308 – 2019)