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Former national coach Mai Duc Chung said it was a ’good’ defeat for Vietnam’s U-23 team who lost 1-2 to Uzbekistan during their M-150 Cup match on December 13 in Thailand.

Vietnam crushed Myanmar 3-1 in the second match of the women’s football event at the 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia on August 20.

The men's football team of Vietnam stood at the 134th place in the FIFA ranking in August, said the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) on August 11.

Hoang Quy Phuoc of Vietnam won a gold medal at the Swim Open Stockholm which closed in Sweden on April 11.

The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has confirmed the first Zika virus infection in the province.

Thai police on August 24 released sketches of four male suspects in the bombings of Hua Hin resort and Phang Nga province two weeks ago.

The Vietnam Amateur Open will tee off at Sacom Golf Resort at Tuyen Lam Lake, Da Lat city, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on June 23, according to the Vietnam Golf Association (VGA).

About 80 delegates from 11 countries in the East Asia-Pacific region are gathering in Vietnam from April 4 to 6 to discuss issues relating to gender integration in rural transport operation.

Women account for 20 percent of Vietnamese entrepreneurs and the proportion is expanding, said Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Vu Tien Loc at a forum held in Hanoi on October 23.