Trung Hai parish under Vinh diocese held on September 22 Eucharistic adoration Mass and a solemn ceremony for inaugurating its new catechetical school.

As many as 120 key followers of religious organizations in Tien Giang province have attended a conference on the Law on Belief and Religion 2016 held on September 19.

An exchange camping for religious youth in Long An province took place in September 20-12 at the provincial center for adolescents and children’s activities located in the province’s Thanh Hoa district.

Hương (Perfume) Pagoda in Hà Nội’s outlying district of Mỹ Đức has been named a special national relic site.

The 7th general meeting of the Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics (CSVC) in Ha Tinh province was successfully convened on September 19.

The traditional Sene Dolta festival of Khmer people in Kien Giang will be held from 8 - 10 of October this year.

To contribute to the preservation and promotion of cultural identities, the Boarding Ethnic High School in Quang Nam province’s Phuoc Son upland district has organized the New-season festival - a big event of Bh’noong people in the district.

The Buddhist Institute in Hue under the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) held on September 17 the opening ceremony of the new academy year 2018 – 2019.

Chanh Giac Zen Monastery located in Tien Giang province’s Tan Phuoc district held on September 16 a ceremony to inaugurate four sacred Buddhist relic models built inside the pagoda.

Ha Tinh province is currently home to 160,000 Catholic followers belonging to 60 parishes and 156 communities and residing in all 13 districts of the province.

The 6th general conference of the committee for solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics (CSVC) in Ba Ria – Vung Tau province was successfully convened on September 14.

Caodai Institute under the Caodai Misionary Church held on September 15 a opening ceremony of a two-year course on administration and management in Da Nang city.

For the past years, Catholics in Ha Nam province have proactively participated in patriotic emulation movements launched by the provincial committee for Catholic solidarity.

HÀ NỘI — Silversmith Quách Phan Tuấn Anh from Định Công Ward donated a set of silver carving tools to the Hà Nội Museum with aim of promoting the traditional handicraft which was passed down from his grandfather to his father.

The Government has issued the first ever decree on festival management and organization which expected to create a strong legal corridor and many appropriate measures to put this field in good order.