Vietnam Permits Distribution of Bibles
Vietnam – The World Bible Translation Center Scriptures has been permitted to distribute its translation of the Vietnamese New Testament in Hanoi, marking the third such occasion within a communist regime.
"This new translation of the Bible is a modern translation that uses modern, contemporary Vietnamese language,” said WBTC’s Richard Loh.
According to Loh, the primarily Buddhist country has a population of 80 million and is home to an estimated one million professed Christians.
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The WBTC, which is in its final stages of printing, will distribute 20,000 Vietnamese New Testaments by 2004, among the 800 registered churches across the country.
