VOV.VN - A tribute-paying ceremony for Most Venerable Thich Pho Tue, Supreme Patriarch of the Patronage Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS), was held on October 22 at Vien Minh Pagoda in Phu Xuyen district of Hanoi, drawing the participation of many high-ranking Vietnamese officials.

Venerable Thich Minh Quang, head monk of the Phat Tich Pagoda in Vientiane, has handed over to the Lao Front for National Construction LAK25 million worth of essential goods (about over VND50 million) to help people who are being severely affected during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Ho Chi Minh City Buddhist Sangha held a ceremony on September 13 to present 10 ambulances, worth more than VND10 billion, to hospitals in the city and the Mekong province of Ben Tre, to help with the transportation and treatment of patients.

VOV.VN - Japan’s Osaka police have handed over the body of a Vietnamese man to Hoa Lac Pagoda in Kobe city of Hyogo Prefecture after he was been beaten to death and kicked into a river.

VOV.VN - Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture has issued two stamp collections to welcome the Vietnamese sport delegation to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

VOV.VN - Tan Thanh pagoda near the Tan Thanh border gate which borders China features authentic Vietnamese architecture.

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.

VOV.VN - The Khmer ethnic minority people residing in the nation’s southern region are currently celebrating the Chol Chnam Thmay festival, a traditional event held to mark the Khmer’s New Year.

The Hanoi Amateur Water Puppet Festival in 2021 will be held on May 17 in Hanoi, aiming at preserving Vietnam’s unique intangible heritage and promoting it among international friends.

VOV.VN - Flowering Hoa Gao, also known by their scientific name as bombax ceiba, have become a common sight across the capital during March as they serve to brighten every street with their impressive red colour.