On April 8, 2014, the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) held Joint Working Group meeting to help the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) host the United Nations Day of Vesak 2014 in Vietnam

On April 2, 2014, at the headquarter of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA), Mrs. Hoàng Thị Thảo, Director of Protestant Affairs received a delegation from the Executive Board of the Vietnam Baptist Church (Grace - Southern) led by Pastor Lê Quốc Huy, Head of the Executive Board.

On April 4 2014, at the headquarter of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA), Mr. Dương Ngọc Tấn Vice – Chairman of the GCRA received a delegation from Representative Board of the Caodai Tay Ninh Church led by Bishop Thái Thọ Thanh. Attending the reception were also leaders and officials of Department of Caodaism Affairs.

In the morning of April, 02, 2014, at the headquarters of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs, Mr. Bùi Thanh Hà, Vice Chairman of the The Government Committee for religious Affairs received Mr. Gary Schwammlein, President of WCA and Mr. Robert Kalatschan, President of the Giving it Back to Kids Organization.

On March 28 2014, at the headquarter of Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA), Mr. Nguyễn Thanh Xuân, Vice – Chairman of the GCRA received a delegation from Caodai Tay Ninh Church in Dong Thap province led by priest Thái Quang Thanh. Attending the reception was also Mr. Nguyễn Đắc Tuấn, Director of Department of Caodaism Affairs.

On March, 29, 2014, a solemn memorial service for Most Venerable Thích Trí Tịnh was held at Vạn Đức pagoda in Thu Duc district, Ho Chi Minh city.

Being approved by the Prime Minister, the 2014 United Nations Day of Vesak wil be held in Bai Dinh, Ninh Binh province from May 7-11 2014, with the theme "Contribution of Buddhism towards Achieving the United Nations Millennium Development Goals" 

On February 26, 2014, a delegation from Evangelical Church of Vietnam (Northern) led by Pastor Nguyễn Hữu Mạc had a working visit to the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA). On behalf of the Committee, leaders and officials of Department of  Protestant Affairs led by Mrs. Hoàng Thị Thảo, Director of the Department received the delegation.

On February 19, 2014, at the headquarters of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs, Mr. Nguyễn Thanh Xuân, Vice Chairman of the Committee, had a working session with Mr. Juan Jose Amalgro, a representative from the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Vietnam.

On February 19, 2014 at the headquarters of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs, Mr. Dương Văn Khá, Chief of the Office of the Committee, had a working session with a delegation from the Embassy of United States in Hanoi led by Mrs. Jenifer Neidhart, Political Officer of the Embassy.

On February 12, 2014, at the headquarters of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA), Mr. Bùi Thanh Hà, Vice Chairman of the Committee, received a delegation from the Vietnam Baptist Church (Southern) led by Pastor Nguyễn Võ Khánh Giám its first Vice President. Attending the reception were also leaders and officials from the Committee’s Department of Protestant Affairs.

On Feb 9, 2014, Mr. Dương Ngọc Tấn - Vice Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs attended the opening ceremony of the 2014 Yen Tu Spring Festival at the Yen Tu relic site in Thuong Yen Cong commune, Uong Bi city, the northeastern province of Quang Ninh. He was accompanied by Mr. Lê Minh Khánh, Deputy Director of the Committee’s Department of Buddhist Affairs and other officials. The delegation also studied Buddhist activities at the site.

*Delegation from the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha Central Committee 

On the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2014, on January 21, 2014, in Ho Chi Minh City, the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) held a meeting with leaders and dignitaries of eight recognized Protestant organizations to review their performance in 2013 and discuss plans for 2014. 

*The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)