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At least 13 killed in India temple collapse

At least 13 killed in India temple collapse

At least 13 devotees were killed and more than a dozen rescued on Thursday (Mar 30) after they fell into a well at a Hindu temple in India, officials said.
Fortune-seekers flock to places of worship in first month of Lunar New Year

Fortune-seekers flock to places of worship in first month of Lunar New Year

Vietnamese flock to pray for peace on New Year

Vietnamese flock to pray for peace on New Year

People in Hanoi, HCMC flock to pagodas on New Year’s Day

People in Hanoi, HCMC flock to pagodas on New Year’s Day

People in Hanoi and HCMC visited pagodas and temples on Lunar New Year’s Day to pray for a good year for themselves and others.
February 1, 2022 | 01:29 am PT
Two-century-old communal house in Can Tho

Two-century-old communal house in Can Tho

Binh Thuy communal house in Can Tho City, built in 1844, has left a special cultural legacy in the spiritual lives of southern Vietnamese.
April 12, 2021 | 12:35 am PT
The largest whale skeleton in Vietnam

The largest whale skeleton in Vietnam

A 20-meter-long whale skeleton, Vietnam's largest, is on display at the Van Thuy Tu relic temple in coastal town Phan Thiet.
March 8, 2021 | 01:47 am PT
Visit Som Rong, a pagoda that combines traditional and modern Khmer culture

Visit Som Rong, a pagoda that combines traditional and modern Khmer culture

Khmer pagoda Som Rong, famous for the giant reclining Buddha statue, gets even more magnificent when the sun goes down.
November 9, 2020 | 03:31 am PT
Oldest Buddhist center in Vietnam calmly defies time

Oldest Buddhist center in Vietnam calmly defies time

Dau Pagoda, considered the first Buddhist center of Vietnam, goes back 1800 years, but it wears well the wear and tear of time.
March 22, 2019 | 09:41 pm PT
Saigon pagoda upgrades fortune telling to Industry 4.0 era

Saigon pagoda upgrades fortune telling to Industry 4.0 era

A pagoda has installed a fortune-telling robot that only needs a coin to prompt her to do her thing.
March 1, 2019 | 05:39 am PT
Vietnam’s tallest mountain acquires a spiritual dimension

Vietnam’s tallest mountain acquires a spiritual dimension

The age-old notion of gleaning wisdom from a learned one atop a mountain finds expression in Fansipan’s magnificent pagoda complex.
February 19, 2019 | 05:17 am PT
A temple festival boat race cooks rice, catches a duck

A temple festival boat race cooks rice, catches a duck

A unique boat race in northern Vietnam has 60 rowers competing to cook rice and catch a duck.
February 11, 2019 | 02:41 am PT
On the first day of Tet, people throng pagodas

On the first day of Tet, people throng pagodas

An auspicious air pervaded Hanoi and Saigon as the devout flocked to pagodas on the first day of Tet.
February 5, 2019 | 06:00 am PT
The goddess who blesses businesses

The goddess who blesses businesses

Many believe that Ba Chua Kho, the presiding deity at a temple in Bac Ninh Province, will help their business succeed.
January 21, 2019 | 05:00 am PT
Conde Nast Traveller: Vietnam’s Mekong Delta among best destinations for 2019

Conde Nast Traveller: Vietnam’s Mekong Delta among best destinations for 2019

British magazine Conde Nast Traveller has listed Vietnam’s Mekong Delta among the best destinations to visit in 2019.
December 19, 2018 | 09:11 pm PT
Vietnam’s unique religion and the center of its universe

Vietnam’s unique religion and the center of its universe

The Holy See of Caodaism is in the southern province of Tay Ninh.
November 6, 2018 | 09:01 pm PT
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