Zero-dong fair for the poor held ahead of Tet in HCM City Society

Zero-dong fair for the poor held ahead of Tet in HCM City

Chairman of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Executive Council Most Venerable Thich Thien Nhon opened a zero-dong fair in support of the poor on the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival at Minh Dao pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City, on January 8.
HCM City: Grand requiem held for deceased victims of COVID-19 Society

HCM City: Grand requiem held for deceased victims of COVID-19

The Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)'s chapter in Ho Chi Minh City on November 18 held a requiem for Vietnamese who died of the COVID-19 in order to show gratitude to the frontline forces in the fight against the pandemic and help ease the pain of the victims’ relatives and families.
Vietnam Buddhist Sangha suggests virtual Vu Lan gatherings Society

Vietnam Buddhist Sangha suggests virtual Vu Lan gatherings

The Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) has requested VBS provincial and municipal executive boards, training establishments, and places of worship to organise Vu Lan Festival 2020 in the virtual form amid the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19.
Vinh Long officials visit Khmer community to mark new year festival Society

Vinh Long officials visit Khmer community to mark new year festival

Representatives from the Party Committee, People’s Committee, People’s Council, and Fatherland Front Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long presented gifts to Khmer people on the occasion of the ethnic minority group’s Chol Chnam Thmay (New Year) festival on April 13.
Vietnamese Buddhists send aid to Mozambique’s storm victims Society

Vietnamese Buddhists send aid to Mozambique’s storm victims

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Central Committee, the Vietnam Buddhist Association (VBA) and the Vietnamese community in Mozambique have sent 20 tonnes of food to victims of Tropical Storm Idai that ravaged the African country’s central region in mid-March.
Da Nang city hosts APPU Executive Council Meeting Society

Da Nang city hosts APPU Executive Council Meeting

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Minh Hong attended the Asian-Pacific Postal Union Executive Council Meeting 2018 (APPU-EC) which opened in the central city of Da Nang on June 25.
Party official congratulates VBS on Lord Buddha’s birthday Society

Party official congratulates VBS on Lord Buddha’s birthday

Chairwoman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation Truong Thi Mai congratulated Buddhists on Lord Buddha’s 2562nd birthday while visiting the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Central Committee at Quan Su Pagoda in Hanoi on May 22.
Vietnam’s Buddhism stays side by side with nation Society

Vietnam’s Buddhism stays side by side with nation

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) will continue joining hands with other religions and the entire society to create a great national unity to contribute to national development, affirmed Most Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu.
Buddhist Sangha to convene eighth congress Society

Buddhist Sangha to convene eighth congress

The eighth congress of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) will take place in Hanoi on November 21-22, with 1,250 delegates set to attend, heard a press briefing on November 13.
Vietnamese Buddhism introduced in Africa Society

Vietnamese Buddhism introduced in Africa

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Central Committee recently made public the Vietnam Buddhist Association and launch the plan to establish a Vietnamese Buddhist Centre in Mozambique.