Vietnam's culture has been brought closer to the Sri Lankan people through various programmes held by monks at the Truc Lam Zen Monastery in Kandy city.

While Hanoi is known for its sheer hustle and bustle, the capital city is also home to several beautiful and peaceful rural villages in southern neighbourhoods.

The Vietnam–Malaysia Business Association (VMBIZ), with the support of the Business Association of Overseas Vietnamese (BAOOV), on January 15 held a ceremony to present a bronze bell to Ti-Ratana Heights pagoda in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Visitors to Hai Duong should never miss the opportunity to visit its many pagodas, which are unique spiritual destinations in the northern province. Chùa Muống in Kim Thanh district is its most famous, with multi-tiered towers preserved to today. Each tower features different architecture but has existed for hundreds of years.

Cambodia’s Khmer Times has published an article entitled “Southern temples in Vietnam offer free Khmer language classes” in Dai An commune, Tra Cu district, Tra Vinh province.

Tam Chuc Pagoda Complex is a special religious tourist site in an awe-inspiring landscape, with its front facing the lake and its back leaning into the mountain.

A village in Duc Trong district, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, Phu An is home to 80 Buddhist establishments, the highest density in Vietnam.

A ceremony was held on May 8 to attach Vietnamese nameplates to the Tam Bao (whose Thai name is Wat Aphay Phati Kram) and Ngoc Thanh (Wat Anna Duoikai Tralom Prachom Phatsakan) pagodas of the Vietnamese community in Thailand.

Vietnamese in Laos paid tribute to 64 soldiers who sacrificed their lives to defend Gac Ma (Johnson South) Reef in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago 34 years ago, at a requiem at Phat Tich Pagoda in Vientiane capital on March 14.

Chen Kieu (also known as SroLoun pagoda) is a Khmer pagoda with unique architecture. It is located on the way from Soc Trang to Bac Lieu and about 230km from Ho Chi Minh City.

Visiting pagodas during the Lunar New Year festival is not merely an activity associated with Buddhism but it has become an age-old cultural tradition, and an indispensable part in Vietnamese people’s spiritual life

A young Hanoi man has jogged the memories of those who love the northern countryside with his scale models depicting the region’s ancient houses, communal houses, and pagodas.

Boasting untouched natural landscapes, Ninh Binh province is a renowned destination in northern Vietnam. It welcomes a large number of tourist arrivals all year round, especially during Tet (Lunar new year) holiday.

Bai Dinh at night is engulfed in silence and peace. When the sun sets, the whole space here is lit up brightly, making the Buddhist complex holding many Vietnamese records appear with majestic, sparkling and magical beauty.

As a unique cultural destination in Bac Lieu province, Ghositaram pagoda is a museum of fine arts showcasing the talent of Khmer artists.

Thien Hung pagoda in the central province of Binh Dinh is distinguished for its impressive landscape and beautiful architecture.

Huyen Khong Son Thuong is situated in a valley of Huong Tra town, Thua Thien - Hue province. Built in 1989 by Venerable Gioi Duc, the monastery is of Theravada Buddhism.

Hoe Nhai is one of the largest pagodas in the ancient Thang Long Citadel. It was classified as a national heritage site in 1989 by the then Ministry of Culture and Information.

Located 60km from Hanoi, Tam Chuc Spiritual Tourism Complex in Ha Nam province is expected to be the largest project in Vietnam. The largest building in the Tam Chuc Pagoda complex is Tam The Hall.

Tam Chuc Pagoda (Ha Nam Province) is a very special pagoda with majestic scenery, facing a lake and leaning against a mountain.