Unlike the Red River Delta's long-established religious traditions, southern Vietnam's Mekong region gave rise to indigenous faiths whose spiritual leaders offered healing, hope and support to communities facing hardship.

Vietnam has officially linked its ethnic and religious databases to the National Data Center, turning fragmented records into standardized datasets designed for sharing and use across the country's digital infrastructure.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs strengthened dialogue with the Vatican and Italy during a Sept. 20-25 visit, with talks focusing on religious affairs, cooperation and ties between Vietnam and the Holy See.

More than seven centuries later, Vietnam’s Tran dynasty still resonates in the country’s spiritual life, from the worship of national hero Tran Quoc Tuan to the distinctly Vietnamese Truc Lam Zen tradition. 

Ho Chi Minh City is using data, digital skills and new “digital destinations” to modernize governance while preserving the cultural heritage of its diverse ethnic and religious communities.

Beyond its two international architecture awards, Ka Don church in Vietnam has another role: safeguarding Chu Ru culture through its museum, worship services and support for traditional pottery.

Vietnam’s Buddhist manuscripts, written over centuries in classical Chinese and Nom script, are scattered and deteriorating. Scholars and monks are calling for an urgent effort to preserve them.

Across a small bridge in northern Vietnam, Nom Pagoda emerges beneath old trees, a place where ancient clay statues, Buddhist legends and the rhythms of an old village market blur the line between the sacred and everyday life.

Vietnam’s revised 2026 Law on Belief and Religion lays the groundwork for protecting freedom of belief and religion while addressing new challenges in state management.

Officials have been told to resolve technical and data bottlenecks quickly as Vietnam works to integrate its ethnic affairs and religious databases with the National Data Center by Sept. 20.

Holding ancestral tablets close to their chests, families crossed a symbolic bridge at a Taoist temple in Ho Chi Minh City, praying for the spirits of departed loved ones to find peace and move on to another life.

From Friday prayers to evening Quran lessons, a mosque in central Ho Chi Minh City offers a window into the faith, culture and community life of Cham Muslims.

A Taoist master raises his ritual staff and, one by one, breaks five miniature structures representing the five directions of hell - a centuries-old act of spiritual liberation preserved by Ho Chi Minh City’s Chinese community.

Built in 1887, Phu Thuong Church in Da Nang has retained much of its original architecture for nearly 140 years. Among its most remarkable treasures is a bronze bell cast from metal salvaged from cannons.

Vietnam is proposing detailed regulations for religious activities in cyberspace, including livestreamed ceremonies and measures to address false or misleading online content.

Vietnam is expanding efforts to modernize religious governance while reinforcing dialogue and cooperation with religious organizations.

Vietnam's Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs is collecting feedback on a draft decree designed to improve the implementation of the revised Law on Belief and Religion while simplifying administrative procedures.

Amid the vast waters of Truong Sa, Phan Vinh Pagoda carries the name of a fallen naval captain, bringing together Buddhism, remembrance and maritime life.

Across Truong Sa (Spratlys) Archipelago, traditional Vietnamese pagodas rise above the sea as places of serenity and "spiritual markers" contributing to the affirmation of national sovereignty.