Category - Vietnam

DEC launches appeal following disasters

staff writers — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:30:19 +0100

The Disaster Emergency Committee (DEC) is today launching radio and TV appeals for public funds to help those affected by the earthquakes and typhoons that struck last week.

Vietnamese Catholics in large street protest against harrassment

staff writers — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:49:59 +0100

Half a million Catholics have joined street protests over attempts to stop a parish holding services in the grounds of a church bombed in the Vietnam war and confiscated by the government.

Mennonite Church in Vietnam given legal recognition

agency reporter — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:02:20 +0000

The government in Hanoi has legalized the Vietnam Mennonite Church, in a move that Anabaptists hope will end the tensions and difficulties of the past and open up new possibilities for the country and for Christians.

Vietnamese archbishop clashes with government over property seizures

staff writers — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:59:46 +0100

Archbishop Joseph Ngo Quang Kiet of Vietnam has been accused by the government there of breaking the law and causing disorder by supporting prayer vigils against the authorities' confiscation of Catholic Church property.

Sponsor a child in Vietnam – child sponsorship

staff writers — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:57:25 +0000

Even before gaining independence from French colonial rule in 1957, Vietnam was a divided country. You can sponsor a child in Vietnam through Action Aid here

Vietnam Mennonite Church to gain official recognition

staff writers — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 06:35:23 +0100

Vietnam's national Religious Affairs Committee has announced that it will present a 'Certificate for Religious Activities' to the Vietnam Mennonite Church in early October 2007, following concerted attempts by the church to gain recognition.