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.

VOV.VN - Clay statues are a traditional type of toy in Vietnam and common during the Mid-Autumn Festival and Lunar New Year (Tet).

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.

‘Thien Duong Goi Ten’ (A Trip to Heaven), a film by young Vietnamese director Duong Dieu Linh, has won a prize at the 2020 Locarno International Film Festival which was held in Switzerland from August 5 to 15, the Nhan dan newspaper reported.

VOV.VN - The eighth Buon Ma Thuot coffee festival scheduled to take place in March 2021 has been postponed due to the complex developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dak Lak provincial administration announced on August 13.

VOV.VN -Vietnamese movie "May nhung khong mua”, known as “Live In Cloud Cuckoo Land” in English, has been chosen for the Orizzonti Short Competition category at the 77th Venice Film Festival 2020.

VOV.VN - The Hue Festival 2020 has been officially postponed until 2021 due to complicated developments relating to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) globally.

Facing complex developments from a new COVID-19 outbreak, the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) has requested that its central and local units, training establishments, and places of worship enhance prevention and control measures.

The central city of Da Nang has postponed the Fantastic Da Nang Festival that was slated for July 31 to August 5 and has stopped receiving tourists for 14 days, according to the coastal city’s Department of Tourism.