VOV.VN - The first Congress of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha - Ho Chi Minh City (VBS HCMC) for the 2026–2031 term opened at Vietnam Quoc Tu Pagoda on April 5, with the participation of 600 delegates.

VOV.VN - Hundreds of monks, nuns, and Buddhists gathered together in Vietnam Quoc Tu Pagoda in District 10 of Ho Chi Minh City on August 14 to celebrate the Vu Lan Festival, a Buddhist ritual held annually to show people's great appreciation and gratitude to their parents and ancestors.

A delegation of representatives from the Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City on May 12 visited and extended greetings to several local Buddhist establishments ahead of Lord Buddha’s 2565th birthday.