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Vietnamese goalkeeper Dang Van Lam was named among the 10 best goalies of the 2020 World Cup qualifiers in the Asian zone by afc.com on October 16.

A free trade agreement (FTA) between Singapore and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) was signed by their leaders in Yerevan, capital of Armenia, on October 1.

Vietnam have dropped two places to world No. 99 in the FIFA rankings released in September.

Leaders of Thailand, Japan, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Pakistan, Palestine and Cambodia have sent their greetings to Vietnam on the occasion of the country’s 74th National Day.

“The view” and “Lotusland” by Vietnamese painters Ly Hoang Ly and Dinh Q. Le are being showcased at a contemporary art exhibition which opened at La Moneda Cultural Centre, Chile’s Santiago on August 22.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) sent a congratulatory message to Thai Son Nam on earning a bronze medal at the recent AFC Futsal Club Championship 2019 in Thailand, according to the Vietnam Football Federation.

Vietnamese martial artists have won 35 gold medals after three days of competition at the 2nd Asian Open Taekwondo Championship held in HCM City on August 17, the final day of competition.

Vietnam had a successful performance at the International Army Games 2019, which concluded in Moscow, Russia, on August 17.

Thai Son Nam failed to meet their goal of a final berth at the Asian Football Confederation Futsal Club Championship in Thailand on August 15.

The 2nd Asian Open Taekwondo Championship kicked off at the Military Region 7 competition hall in Ho Chi Minh City on August 15.

The tank team of the Vietnam People’s Army beat Tajikistan, Myanmar and Uganda, ranking first in the semi-final round of Group 2 of the “Tank biathlon” event on August 11 at the ongoing Army Games 2019 in Russia.

Vietnam won a gold, three silver and three bronze medals as well as an honourable mention at the 13th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA), which took place in Hungary from August 2 – 10.

A delegation of officers and soldiers from the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) are competing at the International Army Games 2019 that opened in Moscow on August 3.

The Vietnamese national men’s football team dropped one spot to No 97 in the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA’s rankings for July.

National champions Thai Son Nam are ready to compete in the AFC Club Futsal Championship in Bangkok, Thailand from August 7 to 17.

Vietnam won three bronze medals at the 16th Asian Karate Federation Senior Championships which closed in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on July 21.

Chess master Nguyen Anh Khoi bagged his second gold medal at the ongoing 2019 Asian Junior (Open and Girls) Chess Championship after beating Jeth Morado at the standard chess event on July 7.

Vietnamese banks are seeking to raise capital in international bond markets as they face growing pressure to hike capital to satisfy the central bank's regulations on minimum capital requirements and Basel II standards by early next year.

Although GDP growth in the first half of 2019 was only 6.76, well below the 7.08 percent growth rate in the same period last year, it was a good result compared to the figures from 2011-2017 period.

The Vietnamese team have brought home a silver medal from the Asian Women’s Beach Handball Championship in China.