Vietnam strongly condemns the terrorist attacks on March 15 that caused great fatalities to innocent civilians in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang said the same day.
Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh have sent messages of sympathy to New Zealand over the shooting incidents in Christchurch on March 15.
Vietnam suffered a 0-2 defeat to Iran, which has been seen as the strongest team in Group D, in their second encounter at the AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates on January 12.
FOX Sports Asia devoted an article in its “Players to Watch” series for AFC Asian Cup 2019 to write about Nguyen Quang Hai, describing him as “the outstanding prospect carrying the hopes of Vietnam”.
Vietnam has the third-youngest squad at this year’s ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018.
Vietnam and Malaysia are deemed the favourites for the next stage in Group A of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018, reported the ESPN sport website.
Three footballers from the U23 Vietnam squad made their names in the Asian Games 2018 (ASIAD) team of the tournament, according to FOX Sports Asia.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo during a government meeting on February 21 instructed the National Police to take a firm action over recent attacks on religious figures.
At least four people were injured during a machete attack at a church in Indonesian’s Yogyakarta province on February 11.
Indonesian police shot dead a suspected militant after he stabbed two policemen inside a mosque near the national police headquarters in Jakarta.
Vietnamese football star Le Cong Vinh has been featured in a 3-minute reportage entitled “Inspiring Bonding Moments: Le Cong Vinh” by sport television channel ESPN.
Police in the Philippines on June 4 said they have identified the man who attacked a casino in the capital of Manila and affirmed that he was not a terrorist.
Vietnam's U20 football team were thrashed by Argentina U20 4-1 in a friendly in Ho Chi Minh City on May 10.
Two bomb attacks on the same day in Thailand’s southern province of Pattani were not linked with the Islamic State (IS), said General UdomdejSitabutr, Thai Deputy Defence Minister on May 9.
A suspected terrorist exploded a bomb near a government administrative office in West Java province, eastern Indonesia, on February 27, according to Indonesian media.
A court in Indonesia sentenced a person who supports the so-called Islamic State (IS) organisation eight years in jail for playing a role in a suicide bomb attack in Jakarta earlier this year.
A suspected supporter of the Islamic State (IS) attacked police with a knife in Tangerang city, Indonesia’s Banten province on October 20, injuring five officers, reported by local police.
The Myanmar government’s troops announced on October 13 that 10 more gunmen were killed in a fighting with the government troops in Maungtaw town, Rakhine state.
