VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 2 extended congratulations to dignitaries, monks, nuns, and Buddhists of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha on the occasion of Lord Buddha's 2567th birthday, solar calendar 2023.

VOV.VN - Thousands of local people gathered on May 30 at Phap Hoa Pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City in the largest lantern releasing ceremony in order to pray for peace on the occasion of Lord Buddha's 2567th birthday.

VOV.VN - Many pagodas located across Hue in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue have been adorned with national flags, flowers, and lotus-shaped lanterns in order to mark Lord Buddha's 2567th birthday celebration.

Various activities were held in many places around the world to mark the 133rd birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh, who is hailed as a brilliant leader, a national liberation hero of Vietnam, a world cultural figure, an exemplary international communist soldier, and a close friend of peace-loving and socially progressive nations worldwide.

Winners of the 2022 Ho Chi Minh Awards and State Awards for Literature and Arts were honoured at a ceremony in Hanoi on May 19, the birthday of the late President.

The Hongyan Revolutionary Memorial Hall in China’s southwestern city of Chongqing has become a popular destination for tourists seeking to learn about revolutionary activities of communist leaders such as Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai of China, and especially President Ho Chi Minh, and holds a special significance for Vietnamese people residing in China.

VOV.VN - A commemorative site for President Ho Chi Minh in the Lao province of Khammuon not only shows joint solidarity between the two sides, but also helps to preserve the cultural identity of the Vietnamese community in the neighbouring country.

VOV.VN - The Mekong Delta is home to many temples dedicated to late President Ho Chi Minh - the founder and trainer of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The "St. Petersburg and Vietnam: Friendship Beyond Time" exhibition opened in the northern ancient capital of Russia on May 18 to mark the 133rd birthday of President Ho Chi Minh and the 100th anniversary of his arrival in Petrograd.

An exhibition themed ‘Uncle Ho and Hanoi’ and a space of calligraphy art opened at the Hanoi Museum on May 18 as part of activities commemorating the late President Ho Chi Minh’s 133rd birth anniversary (May 19, 1890-2023).