Vietnam
Your struggle is our struggle: Detained Vietnamese leader’s message to Tibetans
- Friday, 17 February 2012 15:44
- Playul
DHARAMSHALA: In a powerful message of solidarity, Vietnam’s Supreme Buddhist Patriarch, currently held under house arrest, expressed his support for the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan people’s struggle for freedom.
Thousands Pilgrims Flock To Pagodas, Spring Festivals Wishing Peace And Prosperity
- Thursday, 02 February 2012 05:58
- Bernama
HANOI, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Tens of thousands of monks, nuns, Buddhist followers and tourists have flocked to pagodas and Spring festivals at the beginning of the new year, nationwide, wishing for peace, good weather, happiness and prosperity for everyone, according to Vietnam news agency (VNA).
Yen Tu Buddhist Spring Festival Begins In Vietnam
- Thursday, 02 February 2012 05:31
- Bernama
QUANG NINH, (Bernama) -- The Yen Tu Pagoda Spring Festival has opened in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on the tenth day of the first lunar month, in the presence of Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan, according to Vietnam news agency.
Vietnamese New Year events usher in wishes for success, prosperity and health
- Tuesday, 17 January 2012 17:37
- Karen Miltner
In the Vietnamese Lunar New Year holiday known as Tet, families stuff red envelopes with money and hang them on the branches of yellow blossoming New Year trees called hoa mai. The envelopes are given to children as a way to pass along good luck.
