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. 

The Central Commission for Mass Mobilization held on January 05 a conference for reviewing its religious affairs in 2020 and mapping out plans for 2021.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued Document No 5050/BVHTTDL-VHCS on January 5, asking the People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to strictly implement COVID-19 preventive measures in culture, sport, and tourism activities.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved the recognition of seven special national relics, including the architectural relic of Ha Hiep communal house in Hanoi capital city’s Phuc Tho district.

The Central Executive Board of the Hoa Hao Buddhist Sangha held a ceremony in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on January 7 to mark the 101st birthday of the founder of Hoa Hao Buddhism, Huynh Phu So.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has urged the National Council for Cultural Heritage to focus more on the preservation and promotion of relics to make them a source of strength for national development.​

The Vietnam Golden Heart Fund presented medial equipments to Agriculture General Hospital in Thanh Tri district, Ha Noi city at a ceremony held on January 4.

Priest Antony Phạm Trần Huy Hoàng was formally appointed as Head of Giong Cat parish under My Tho diocese in Tien Giang province’s Chau Thanh district at a solemn ceremony held on December 30.

A charity delegation from the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Executive Board in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 8 paid a visit on January 02 to four families severely affected by the fire in Nguyen Duy Street of the District’s Ward 12.

The Ministry of Health has granted permission to the Nha Trang-based Institute of Vaccines and Biological Medical (IVAC) to carry out human clinical tests for Covivac, a locally-produced novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, on volunteers in January, two months ahead of schedule.