On occasion of the working visit to Thua Thien Hue province, Politburo member and Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình visited the Vietnam Buddhist Institute in Hue city on August 27.

A meeting to elect members of the representative committee of the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South) (ECVN) in Hau Giang province for the 2020-2021 tenure was held on August 27.

Some of France’s Archives National d’Outre Mer (National Archives Overseas) most valuable documents about late President Hồ Chí Minh are on display in Hanoi.

The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) held on August 27 a forum on burial customs by Vietnamese.

The Tay Ninh Caodai Church held on August 24 a stone–laying ceremony for the construction of the oratory of Caodai parish in Hoi An commune located in An Giang province’s Cho Moi district.

Thanh Tam special school, located in No. 121 Phan Tu street, My An ward, Ngu Hanh Son district, Da Nang city, was established in September 1989 by the Congregation of St Paul de Chartres.

A series of one-month activities are slated to be held at the National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism on the outskirts of Hanoi from August 30 to September 30 to celebrate the 74th anniversary of Independence Day or National Day of Vietnam (September 2, 1945 – September 2, 2019).

Ha Nam provincial department of home affairs held on August 22 a training conference on religious affairs for local cadres in the province.

The Evangelical Chapter under the Vietnam Evangelical Church (Southern) in Gia Lai held on August 22 a conference for election of its representative committee for 2019 – 2021 tenure.

The Lo Lo ethnic-cultural festival 2019 in Ha Giang province’s Dong Van district took place on August 25 in Lung Cu commune.

Hiep An parish under Tay Ninh Caodai Church in Tay Ninh province’s Hoa Thanh district inaugurated its new oratory at a solemn ceremony held on August 18.

The 2019 culture festival of minority ethnic groups in Moc Chau district will be held from August 31 to September 4 in Son La province’s Moc Chau district.

Numerous activities will take place in central Quang Nam province to celebrate the 20th anniversary of UNESCO’s recognition of the ancient town of Hoi An and My Son Sanctuary as world heritage sites, the 10th anniversary of UNESCO’s recognition of Cu Lao Cham as a world biosphere reserve.

The National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) in Central Highlands located in Buon Ma Thuot city, Dak Lak province held on August 12-16 a training course on religious affairs.

A ceremony took place in Khanh Hoa city, Phu Yen province, on August 19 to open the fifth Cham Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival, 2019, and receive a certificate recognising Nhan Tower as a national special relic site.