A delegation led by Director of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA)’s Belief & Other Various Religions’ Affairs Trần Thị Minh Thu on September 6 visited and met with Brahman’s Permanent Dignitary Council in Ninh Thuan province.

Deputy Minister of the Home Affairs Ministry Vũ Chiến Thắng visited on August 28 the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) based in Quan Su pagoda located in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem District, on the occasion of the Vu Lan Festival 2020.

Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Ministry (MOHA) Vũ Chiến Thắng hosted a reception on August 28 for visiting Archbishop of Hanoi Archdiocese Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên at the headquarters of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA).

A delegation led by Chairwoman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) Trần Thị Minh Nga paid on August 27-28 visits to Buddhist dignitaries in Hanoi and Bac Ninh province, on the occasion of Vu Lan Festival 2020 - Buddhist Parents' Day.

On August 21, the Vietnam Prime Minister signed Decision No. 1288/QD-TTg appointing Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs Vũ Chiến Thắng as Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA).

Dr. Chiến Thắng, Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA), was formally appointed as Deputy Minister of Home Affairs at a ceremony held on August 24.

Religious organizations, state agencies and departments have paid visits and met with new Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA) Vũ Chiến Thắng at the headquarters of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA).

The Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) held on August 15 the first round of the exam to fill vacant positions.

Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) Vũ Chiến Thắng led a delegation to pay last respects to former Party General Secretary Lê Khả Phiêu at his funeral solemnly held on August 14 at the National Funeral Hall located in Tran Thanh Tong Street, Hanoi.

The Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) held on August 14 a ceremony to formally appoint new officials several departments and units.

The Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) sent on July 30 a dispatch to religious organizations asking for continuing COVID-19 prevention and control measures in the new situation.

The Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) held on July 31 a gathering to mark 65^th founding anniversary of the GCRA and the state governance on belief and religion (August 2^nd, 1955).

Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) Vũ Chiến Thắng hosted a reception for a visiting delegation from the Department of Internal Security under the Ministry of Public Security headed by Major General Bùi Thanh Hà on occasion of the 65^th anniversary of the GCRA and the state governance sector on belief and religion (August 2, 1955).

On occasion of the 65^th founding anniversary of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) and the state governance sector on belief and religion (August 2, 1955), the GCRA organized a sport exchange program at its headquarter and Yen Hoa Sport Center’s football stadium.

On August 2, 1955, upon request by the Interior Department under the Government Office and approval by the Government Council, the Prime Minister of Vietnam issued the Decree No 566-TTg on the establishment of the Committee for Religious Affairs under the Government Office – the first body of Vietnam’s current Government Committee for Religious Affairs, and the system of regional and provincial religious committees regarded as the initial system of the current state governance sector on religion.