More than 17,000 Cham ethnic people are celebrating Roya Aidil Adha, the traditional new year festival of the Muslim community in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang.

Pho Hien pagoda located in Cam Le ward, Da Nang city head by Nun Thích Nữ Hạnh Tâm organized a medical charity program on August 10-11 on occasion of the Buddhist Parents Day 2019 – B.E. 2563.

The Evangelical Church of Vietnam (ECVN) (South)’s Representative Committee in Lam Dong province held on August 9 a solemnly ceremony for appointing Pastor Nguyễn Xuân Mai as new head of the Bao Loc Chapter in the province.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc hosted a meeting in the central city of Da Nang on August 9 with religious dignitaries who made outstanding contributions to the national construction and defense.

As reported at the 4^th congress of the Association in Support of Vietnamese handicapped and Orphans (ASVHO) in Tien Giang province, the Buddhist board under the ASVHO has contributed over VND 16 billion for supporting poor patients, people with disabilities and orphans in the locality for the last five years.

A solemn Thanksgiving Mass for the establishment of Da Minh Parish under Da Lat diocese has been held on August 8 at the parish’s chapel located in Lam Dong province’s Bao Loc city.

As time has passed, the commerce in Hanoi’s 36 ancient guild streets has changed, yet the temples in the Old Quarter dedicated to the ancestors of the original crafts remain an important part of Hanoi’s unique culture. 

The Congregation of Sacred Heart in Hue held on August 8 a solemn ceremony of professional vows making for clergymen in the congregation.

A delegation of the Ho Chi Minh national academy of politics had an exchange meeting on August 6 with the religious committee in An Giang province for learning religious practices in the province.

A delegation of the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South) led by Pastor Thái Phước Trường, President of the church, visited Gia Lai provincial committee for religious affairs on August 7 during a working trip to the province.

A special art program with the theme “Proud of Nation and Vietnam mothers”  will be broadcasted at 8pm on August 10 on the VTC1 Channel.

The Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics (CSVC) in Ca Mau province and Hanoi held an exchange meeting in Ca Mau Parish’s church on August 6.

The Union of Labour in Quang Binh province started on August 6 a construction of a charitable house for the family of Mrs. Đinh Thị Giáo in Bo Trach district’s Lien Trach commune.

The 4^th national congress of the Vietnam United Mission Church was started at a ceremony held on August 7 in Phu Hoa Church located in Da Nang City’s Hoa Vang District.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Executive Committee in Bac Ninh province reviewed its performance in the first six months of 2019 at a meeting held on August 5 at Dai Thanh pagoda located in the province’s Bac Ninh city.