According to traditional customs of the Cham Brahman, there are annual festivals in three temples and towers in Ninh Thuan province to honor ancestors and pray for rain in order to bring bumper crops and good health.

Phu Son Caodai parish under the Correction-Path Caodai Church in Lam Dong province’s Lam Ha district solemnly inaugurated its new oratory at a ceremony held on July 31 and August 1.

Given the complicated developments following the latest COVID-19 outbreak in the central city of Da Nang, religious organisations nationwide have issued guidance on disease prevention and control, including the temporary halt of gatherings.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) chapter in Thai Binh province issued on August 02 a notification for the Covid-19 pandemic prevention and control in the new situation.

My Thuan Don Bosco Technical College in Vinh Long province held on July 30 a closing ceremony for the 2019-2020 academic year.

A ceremony for formally establishing Da Kao II Adventist chapter took place on July 30 in Da Tong commune of Lam Dong province’s Dam Rong district.

A delegation led by Venerable Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Executive Committee in Ha Tinh province Thích Viên Như paid on July 31 a visit to the Committee for Religious Affairs in the province, on the occasion of the 65^th Anniversary of the state governance on religion (August 2, 1955-2020).

The Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics in Ha Tinh province held on July 30 the 5^th conference for honoring examples of “good people, good deeds” in Catholic communities in the locality during period 2015 - 2020.

The management board of Phuoc Hoa parish under Verity Caodai Church in An Giang province’s Long Xuyen city held the 5^th general meeting for 2020-2025 tenure on July 30.

Facing complex developments from a new COVID-19 outbreak, the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) has requested that its central and local units, training establishments, and places of worship enhance prevention and control measures.

The Central Executive Committee of the Hoa Hao Buddhism held on July 29 a solemn ceremony for inaugurating Hiep Hoa pagoda located in Phu Tan district’s Hiep Xuong commune of An Giang province.

The establishment of Thai Binh Thanh Tam Major Seminary was officially approved by the Ministry of Home Affairs on July 27.

The Bishopric Office of Da Nang Diocese sent on July 26 a notification to its parishes in Da Nang asking for suspension of masses held with large gatherings from 13h00 of the 26^th of July until a new notice released.

 COVID-19 is spreading widely in Vietnam with mutation, so everybody needs to be highly vigilant, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said. 

The total tally of coronavirus patients in Vietnam rapidly jumped to 509 after the Ministry of Health on July 31 morning confirmed an additional 45 new locally-transmitted infections in the central city of Da Nang during the past 12 hours.