President To Lam had a meeting with leaders and dignitaries of religious organisations in Hanoi on June 13, praising their contributions to the great national solidarity.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on March 27 met outstanding scholars, intellectuals, religious dignitaries, and representatives from ethnic minority groups in Hanoi.

State President Vo Van Thuong had a meeting in Hanoi on August 16 with outstanding dignitaries and officials of religions, ethnic minorities, intellectuals and individuals of Ho Chi Minh City.

The Party and State have always created optimal conditions for religious organisations and individuals to practice their religions and beliefs.

The Government Committee for Religious Affairs has pointed out the need to tighten the management of religious dignitaries and officials in the face of recent law and religious rule violations by some Buddhist monks.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 27 sent a letter thanking religious dignitaries, monks, nuns and followers for joining hands with the government ad people in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Regarding the probe recently launched into “Hoi thanh truyen giao Phuc Hung” (Revival Ekklesia Mission) for “spreading dangerous infectious diseases in humans”, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vu Chien Thang said every citizen is equal before the law, and anyone who commits violation of the law will be dealt with.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed that the State always respects people’s right to belief and religious freedom, which is protected by the law.

Truong Thi Mai, head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation, received delegations of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) and the Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics on February 5.

The closing session of the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) took place on February 1 morning under the chair of National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of central Binh Thuan province and the provincial Military Command held a gathering with local religious dignitaries and exemplars of ethnic groups on January 6.

More than 17,000 Cham ethnic people are celebrating Roya Aidil Adha, the traditional new year festival of the Muslim community in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting in the central city of Da Nang on August 9 with religious dignitaries who made outstanding contributions to the national construction and safeguard, during which he affirmed that interests of each religion are intertwined with those of the nation.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan on January 31 visited and offered Tet greetings to religious dignitaries and followers in the city on the thresholds of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum organised 19 delegations to visit local religious dignitaries on December 17-18, on the occasion of the upcoming Christmas celebrations.

The People’s Committee of the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak held a gathering to extend Christmas greetings to local religious dignitaries on December 13.

Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Tran Thanh Man and other Party and State officials visited the Hanoi Archdiocese and the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (North) on December 12 on the occasion of the upcoming Christmas.

Politburo member and head of the Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC)’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation Truong Thi Mai hosted religious dignitaries who are deputies of the 14th National Assembly (NA) on November 12.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh received a delegation of more than 60 religious dignitaries from the northern province of Ha Nam in Hanoi on November 8.

A ceremony celebrating the 2,561st birth anniversary of Buddha took place in Ho Chi Minh City on May 10, attracting thousands of Buddhist dignitaries, monks, nuns and leaders of local agencies.