VOV.VN - President Anura Kumara Dissanayake of Sri Lanka is scheduled to arrive in Vietnam on May 4 for a three-day state visit at the invitation of Vietnamese President Luong Cuong, during which he is also attending the United Nations Day of Vesak 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City.

The upcoming state visit of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka to Vietnam is expected to strengthen political trust and foster deeper, more effective cooperation across a wide range of sectors.

VOV.VN - The United Nations Day of Vesak 2025, to be held in Ho Chi Minh City from May 6 to 8, will feature various distinctive cultural activities, including an exhibition announcing 87 national Buddhist treasures, according to a press conference on the event on May 2.

VOV.VN - Lord Buddha’s sarira, a sacred treasure of India, has arrived in Vietnam and is open for public veneration at Thanh Tam pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City from May 3.

VOV.VN - Lord Buddha’s Sarira, a sacred treasure of India, has been brought to Vietnam on May 2 for exhibition during the United Nations Day of Vesak 2025, due to be held in Ho Chi Minh City from May 6 to 8.

VOV.VN - Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will pay a State visit to Vietnam and attend the United Nations Day of Vesak from May 4 to May 6, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on May 1.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh on April 16 chaired a meeting to review preparations for the United Nations Day of Vesak 2025, which will be hosted by Vietnam.

VOV.VN - All preparations for the 2025 UN Day of Vesak in Ho Chi Minh City from May 6 - 8 will be completed before April 28, a senior patriarch of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha said at a press briefing on April 11.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese diplomat has highlighted Buddhism’s importance in the country’s national development at the commemoration of International Day of Vesak 2024 at the UN headquarters in New York on May 20, expressing Vietnam’s wish to play host to another UN Day of Vesak in future.

State President Vo Van Thuong offered greetings to Buddhist dignitaries and followers on the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha, while visiting Hue Nghiem and Minh Dao pagodas in Ho Chi Minh City on May 26.