Female Vietnamese footballers have qualified for the semi-final match of the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar after defeating their hosts Myanmar 1-0 on December 15.

 The Asian Football Confederation has selected Viet Nam to host the Asian Futsal (indoor football) Championships in 2014.

 Vietnam tennis prodigy Ly Hoang Nam rose 47 spots to 95th place with 331 points on the latest junior world ranking, published by the International Tennis Federation on October 28.

Vietnam xiangqi masters Uong Duong Bac and Nguyen Hoang Yen have qualified for the third SportAccord World Mind Games in Beijing this December after their excellent performances at the recent World Xiangqi Championships.

 Vietnamese tennis teenager Ly Hoang Nam outplayed top seed Boris Pokotilov of Russia in a final match on October 27, claiming a historic victory at the ITF's Group II youth tennis championships in Bangkok, Thailand.

 The international Tiger Street Football 2013 festival will take place at the Royal City Centre in Hanoi on October 26.

 Vietnam’s football squad successfully reversed the situation to beat Qatar 2-1 in a friendly match early on October 10 (local time).

In the afternoon of September 22, a horrific shooting that killed one police officer on the spot and made two others seriously injured occurred at the headquarters of Suoi Tre traffic control station in Long Khanh town, Dong Nai province.

 President Barack Obama used a memorial service for the victims of America's latest mass shooting on Sunday to make another impassioned appeal to reform gun ownership laws.

Yesterday afternoon, September 11, a 42 -year-old man broke into the headquarters of the Thai Binh Province administration to shoot five officials, causing one dead and two injured. The suspect is believed to have committed suicide after that.

 Vietnamese striker Le Cong Vinh has made a spectacular debut before Japanese football fans with a goal in the second round Emperor Cup match between Consadole Sapporo and Hokkaido University on September 7.

 At least 17 people were injured Sunday when gunmen opened fire at a parade in New Orleans in the U. S. state of Louisiana, U.S. media reported.

 The deadly US shooting rampage last week has revived debate about access to mental health care -- a tough issue as state funds dry up and laws make it difficult to treat people against their will.

 A church in U.S. state Connecticut was evacuated Sunday because of an unspecified threat. The church was near the site of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting which had left 28 people dead.

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