President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man on December 18 extended his Christmas greetings to Catholics and Protestants across the country.
Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong on September 21 chaired a working session between the Politburo and the standing board of the Central Public Security Party Committee to collect feedback on draft documents and personnel work for submission to the seventh Congress of the Central Public Security Party Organisation for the 2020-2025 period.
Religious groups have proactively joined hands in environmental protection and response to climate change, heard a national conference held in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on October 14-15.
The Outstanding Vietnamese Young Faces Award, an annual national event to honour young people at home and abroad who have excelled in various disciplines, announced its 10 winners of 2018 at a ceremony in Hanoi on March 19 evening.
Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Bui Thi Thanh has highlighted the role of religious dignitaries and clergies in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang in building national unity bloc.
Strategic directions for dealing with root causes of social issues were the main theme of a conference in Jakarta on May 23 held by the Secretariat of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Followers of the officially-recognised “Hoi thanh của Duc Chua Troi Hiep hoi Truyen giao Tin Lanh The gioi” (World Mission Society Church of God) in Vietnam have expressed concern that illegal activities of some religious groups with similar names will affect the image and operation of their religion.
The Vietnamese Government always respects and protects the right to freedom of religion and belief of all citizens, but does not allow abuse of those freedoms or exploitation of a belief or religion to violate the law, said Head of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs Vu Chien Thang.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will lead the Vietnamese delegation to the second Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Summit, to be held on January 10 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Lao Deputy Foreign Minister Khamphau Onthavan and Chinese Ambassador to Laos Wang Wentian on January 2 signed an agreement on Mekong-Lancang cooperation funding for Lao projects, according to the Lao News Agency (KPL).
Vietnam has adopted policies to enable ethnic minority groups to develop equally, helping to gradually bridge development gaps with the rest of the population, said National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.
The northern province of Thai Binh has recently declared more than 1,100 restricted areas that can no longer be mined, in a bid to control local mining activities.
Though casting a fairly positive light on Vietnam’s irrefutable achievements in ensuring religious and belief freedom, the annual report by the US Department of State still contains a lack of goodwill
Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation Truong Thi Mai on May 14 visited and offered greetings to outstanding Buddhist organisations and dignitaries in Ho Chi Minh City.
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Nguyen Thien Nhan has conveyed congratulations to the Khmer community nationwide on the occasion of their traditional New Year festival Chol Chnam Thmay
With the theme of “Lights of Legacy, Brighter Singapore”, the Chingay Parade 2016, which took place on February 19-20, fascinated local residents and also international tourists.
Religions in Vietnam are called to share responsibility with society and the entire nation in protecting the environment and responding to climate change.
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan received Volker Kauder, German Chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Budestag in Hanoi on August 24.
Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee met Jeffrey R. Holland, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus of Latter Day Saints.
NA Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong received Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on August 17 in Hanoi.
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