VOV.VN - Traditional markets in Hanoi witnessed a sharp increase in customers as locals flock to prepare for the Vu Lan Festival which falls on August 22, or the 15th day of the seventh lunar month.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha has requested that provincial Buddhist Sanghas, Buddhist dignitaries, followers, and pagodas nationwide celebrate the Vu Lan Festival and hold requiems for the deceased virtually via online apps.

VOV.VN - The once-bustling Phuc Am votive paper village on the outskirts of Hanoi has fallen quiet amid the annual Vu Lan Festival due to the resurgence of the virus in the community.

Vietnamese expatriates in Laos on September 2 gathered at a Vu Lan festival at Phat Tich pagoda in Vientiane to express their deep gratitude towards parents.

VOV.VN - Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, few people go to the pagoda in Hanoi capital during the Vu Lan festival of Buddhist followers to honour parents.

Politburo member and Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh on August 30 visited and extended greetings to leaders of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) on the occasion of the Vu Lan Festival 2020.