The social charity board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha’s Chapter in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City in collaboration with local authorities inaugurated on December 20 two rural, concrete bridges in Hoa Tan commune of Dong Thap province’s Chau Thanh district.

The capital is set to witness the debut of the Hanoi Retro and Rap Christmas Party for Christmas Eve, with the celebration scheduled to get underway at August Revolution Square on the night of December 24.

Politburo member and Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình visited and extended Christmas greetings to Catholic and Protestant dignitaries and followers in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on December 22.

Politburo member cum Chairwoman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation Trương Thị Mai visited the office of Ho Chi Minh city Archdiocese and extended her Christmas greetings to Archbishop Joseph Nguyễn Năng and Catholics in the Archdiocese on December 23.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Monday tasked the Military Medicine Academy to work with relevant institutions and agencies to draft a vaccine research and development center project and submit to competent authorities for approval.

A delegation from the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Executive Committee in Ho Chi Minh City paid a visit on December 21 to the office of Ho Chi Minh City archdiocese, ahead of Christmas 2020.

The executive board of Hoa Hao Buddhist Church in Tan Mỹ commune of Dong Thap province’s Thanh Binh district has held a meeting to review its established club for environment protection and climate change in 2020.

Politburo member cum Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation Trương Thị Mai visited Thanh Hoa Diocese and extended her Christmas greetings to local Catholics in the province on December 21.

A high-ranking delegation led by Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình extended Christmas greetings to the Hanoi Archdiocese and the Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics (CSVC) on December 20.

Two Vietnamese repatriated from Myanmar and the United Arab Emirates became the latest Covid-19 cases on Thursday, according to the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control.

The Hoa Hao Buddhist executive board in Tri Ton district’s Co To commune of An Giang province was formally established at a ceremony held on December 15.

A memorial complex dedicated to Nguyễn Sinh Sắc, father of President Hồ Chí Minh was inaugurated in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre on December 15.

The Representative Committee of the Correction-Path Caodai Church in An Giang province has held a meeting for reviewing results of its affairs in 2020 and mapping out plans for 2021.

The Presidium of the central board of the Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics (CSVC) convened a meeting in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on December 15 to discuss a draft agenda for the upcoming plenary session of the committee, and a draft report on the central board’s performance in 2020 and orientations for 2021.

On Dec. 12, the Quang Ninh provincial Buddhist Management Board and the People’s Committee of Dong Trieu town jointly organized the inauguration ceremony of Quynh Lam Pagoda, part of the Tran Dynasty's special national relic complex in Dong Trieu.