On May 30, 2014, at the office of the Representative Committee of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints in Vietnam (LDS or Mormon Church) Cau Giay district, Ha Noi held a formal ceremony to receive Decision on official recognition of the Provisional Representative Committee of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints in Vietnam.

On May 28, 2014, at the headquarters of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA), Mr. Dương Ngọc Tấn, Vice – Chairman of the GCRA had a working session with Mr. Habibollah Pour Motahar, Deputy Head of Mission – Counselor Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Attending the meeting were also leaders and officials of Department of Other Religions, Department of International Cooperation and Department of Organization and Personnel under the Committee.

On May, 22, 2014, Mr. Dương Ngọc Tấn, Vice – Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) visited Long Xuyen diocese and congratulated Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Trần Văn Toản, Director of the Pastoral Centre of Long Xuyen diocese for his new position appointed on April 5, 2014.

On May 23, 2014, at the headquarters of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA), Mr. Bùi Thanh Hà, Vice – Chairman of the GCRA had a working session with a delegation from the International Halal Integrity Alliance Limited (IHIA) led by Mr. Haji Rafek Saleh, Executive Director.

On May 12, 2014, at the headquarter of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA), the Joint Working Group held a meeting to assess its task performance in guiding and assisting the VBS for the United Nations Day of Vesak 2014

On May 12, 2014, at the Office of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) (Quan Su pagoda, Ha Noi), Mr. Phạm Dũng, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) visited and congratulated the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha on the occasion of the Buddha’s birthday 2014 – B.E 2558.

On May 5, Mr. Phạm Dũng, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs visited and congratulated Most Venerable Thích Phổ Tuệ, Patriarch of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS), Abbot of Vien Minh pagoda, Quang Lang commune, Phu Xuyen district, Hanoi on occasion of the Buddha’s birthday 2014 – B.E 2558.

On the occasion of the Buddha’s birthday 2014 – B.E 2558, on May 4, 2014, Mr. Bùi Thanh Hà, Vice – Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) visited and congratulated Most Venerable Thích Thanh Sam, Deputy Patriarch cum General Secretary of the Discernment Council, Most Venerable Thích Thanh Dũng, Deputy Secretary of the Discernment Council and leaders from the Executive Board of the Bac Ninh province Buddhist Sangha at Dai Thanh pagoda, Bac Ninh province. 

On April, 28, 2014, at the headquarters of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA), Mr. Bùi Thanh Hà, Vice – Chairman of the GCRA received a delegation of Seventh-day Adventist Church of Vietnam and the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Church. Attending the reception were also leaders and officials from the Departments of International Cooperation and Protestant Affairs and the Office of the Committee.

On May 2, 2014 at Nom pagoda, Dai Dong commune, Van Lam district, Hung yen province, the provincial Buddhist Sangha held the Buddha’s birthday 2014 – B.E 2558

According to the Organizing Committee, the UN Day of Vesak 2014 will be held in Bai Dinh cultural and spiritual area (Gia Sinh commune, Gia Vien district, Ninh Binh province) from May 8^th – 10^th, 2014. To learn more about this important event, the Information Centre of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs has an interview with Mr. Phạm Dũng, Deputy Minister for Home Affairs and Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs. Content of the interview is as followed:

On April 29, 2014, at the head office of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA), the Joint Working Group held the 4^th meeting to help the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) hosting the United Nations Day of Vesak 2014 in Vietnam. This was the last meeting of the Join Working Group for the upcoming the United Nations Day of Vesak 2014

On April 11, 2014, a delegation led by Mr. Phạm Dũng – Deputy Minister for Home Affairs, Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) visited Tiên Giang province’s Buddhism Executive Board (Vinh Trang pagoda)

On the occasion of the traditional Chol Chnam Thmay (New Year) festival of Khmer people, Mr. Phạm Dũng – Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) visited and extended New Year wishes to Khmer Buddhists and people

On April 15, 2014 at the headquarters of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA), Mr. Bùi Thanh Hà, Vice – Chairman of the GCRA received with the US Congressional delegation led by Mrs. Lisa Williams. Attending the reception were also leaders and officials from the Departments of International Cooperation and Protestant Affairs and the Office of the Committee.