Vietnam News News Vietnam » Religion: Vietnamese Activists Say Hanoi Adopting China's Model on Religious Policy
Days after Hanoi released its first white book on religious policies in 16 years, Vietnamese activists are pointing to its similarities to China's policies. The white book, Religion in Viet Nam, ...
News Vietnam » Religion: Taoism in Vietnam: Why have its once-thriving temples faded?
Taoism once had at least 21 temples in northern Vietnam, yet few remain prominent today. Researchers say its influence has endured by blending into local beliefs and traditions.
News Vietnam » Religion: How Vietnam's Mekong Delta became a cradle of homegrown religions
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 ...
News Vietnam » Religion: Vietnam approves 17 religious texts for use in prisons
Vietnamese authorities announced plans to deliver thousands of religious books to the country’s prisons, but former inmates and activists told RFA that prisoners are still likely to be prohibited from ...
News Vietnam » Religion: Vietnam’s New Religious Decree Further Burdens Local Churches
Pastors and religious liberty advocates worry the government’s effort to manage religion will bring tighter control. Operating a church in Vietnam just became even more difficult thanks to new ...
News Vietnam » Religion: Vietnam's jailing of Khmer monks violated religious freedom, rights group says
Nov 28 (Reuters) - Human rights activists accused Communist-run Vietnam of infringing on freedom of religion after a court handed jail sentences this week to five ethnically Khmer Buddhist monks and ...
News Vietnam » Religion: Vietnam a ‘country of particular concern,’ US religious freedom agency says
Despite some improvements, Vietnam remains a "country of particular concern" in terms of allowing its citizens to freely practice their religion, the 15 th consecutive year the country has been so ...
News Vietnam » Religion: Vietnam's religions mark 'Laudato Si' ' anniversary with discussions on environmental care
Ecological education and spirituality among religious followers are key to addressing environmental problems, according to speakers at a recent interfaith gathering in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to ...
News Vietnam » Religion: Reading Vietnam’s new religion law in the context of Ad Limina
The passage of the revised Law on Belief and Religion by the National Assembly of Vietnam in late April unfolded almost simultaneously with a very different kind of event: Vietnamese bishops traveling ...
News Vietnam » Religion: Spirit Possession Religions and Popular Rituals Flourish in Vietnam
Mother Goddess religion as well as local gods and shamans have strong following despite official disapproval. Despite threats of legal sanctions many religious practices have won a considerable ...
News Vietnam » Religion: Jesuits’ role in Vietnam’s post-war refugee crisis
Associate Professor Phi Vân Nguyen is a historian in the Department of Social Science and Humanities at the Université de Saint-Boniface in Winnipeg, Canada. Her research examines war, migration, and ...