Members of Vietnam's national football team in a match of King's Cup 2019 in Thailand in June (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Head coach of Vietnam’s national football team Park Hang-seo has called 27 players to prepare for the upcoming match against Thailand in the Asian zone’s second qualifying round for the World Cup 2020. The Korean coach continued to put his belief in successful footballers. Most of them are from V.League 1 champions Hanoi FC and Hoang Anh Gia Lai. Meanwhile, new faces include defenders Lam Anh Quang from Nam Dinh, Nguyen Huu Tuan (HCM City FC) and Do Thanh Thinh (SHB Da Nang), and forward Ha Minh Tuan (Quang Nam FC). Most of the players will convene in Hanoi on August 26 while those of Hanoi FC will arrive three days later as the team will play Turkmenistan’s Altyn Asyr in the return leg of the AFC Cup 2019 Inter-Zone semi-finals. The Vietnamese squad will leave for Thailand on September 1 to prepare for the match against the hosts on September … [Read more...] about Coach Park calls 27 players for World Cup qualifiers
American pedophile suspect tried to entice two Vietnamese minors
The consulate said that the arrest was made following an investigation carried out in partnership with Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security. Special agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arrested Christopher Edwin Day, 49, of St. Petersburg, Florida, on August 15, "on charges of traveling with intent to engage in illicit sexual activity and attempted enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity." Christopher Edwin Day, 49, an American pedophile suspect. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida. Day allegedly traveled within multiple U.S. states and internationally for engaging in illicit sexual conduct. In or around December 2014, he is suspected of using electronic devices to try and persuade two Vietnamese minors "to engage in criminal sexual conduct." U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink said in the statement: "This joint international … [Read more...] about American pedophile suspect tried to entice two Vietnamese minors
Vietnam to join first ASEAN-US maritime exercise
By Viet Anh  August 22, 2019 | 07:44 pm GMT+7 Naval ships from various nations including Vietnam participating in RIMPAC 2018 assemble for a photo exercise off the coast of Hawaii on July 26. Photo by AFP. Vietnam will participate in the first U.S.-ASEAN joint maritime exercise held next month in the Gulf of Thailand. The participation was confirmed at a press conference Thursday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang. Hang said the joint maritime exercise will take place September 2-6, and as an ASEAN member, Vietnam will participate in it. She also said the exercise was being carried out under an agreement reached last year between ASEAN and U.S. defense officials, but gave out no details of Vietnam’s participation. A Bangkok Post report said the exercise "would involve at least eight ships along with aircraft." It would begin at Thailand’s Sattahip naval base and extend to the tip of Vietnam’s southernmost Ca Mau … [Read more...] about Vietnam to join first ASEAN-US maritime exercise
VN demands China IMMEDIATELY withdraw vessels from EEZ
19:14 | 22/08/2019 VGP – Viet Nam demands China IMMEDIATELY stop violations and withdraw all vessels from the Southeast Asian country’s exclusive economic zone, said Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang. Hang made the above statement at a press conference Thursday in response to reporters’ queries on ongoing operation of China’s geological survey vessel group Haiyang Dizhi 8 in Viet Nam’s waters. China is also demanded not to take actions that may intensify tensions, complicate the situation, and threaten peace, stability and security in the East Sea and in the region as well. The Chinese geological survey vessel group returned to Viet Nam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf on August 13, less than a week after they left Viet Nam’s waters. This is the serious violation of Viet Nam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf defined by the provisions of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the … [Read more...] about VN demands China IMMEDIATELY withdraw vessels from EEZ
ASEAN Secretary-General, Botswana FM to visit VN
18:05 | 22/08/2019 VGP – ASEAN Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi will pay a working visit to Viet Nam from August 26-28, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang told a room of reporters Thursday. Hang said the ASEAN Secretary-General will discuss with relevant Vietnamese agencies on ways to coordinate and assist Viet Nam in 2020 as the country will take over ASEAN Chairmanship role. Hang also announced that Botswana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Unity Dow will make an official visit to Viet Nam from August 24-27 at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh./. By Huong Giang … [Read more...] about ASEAN Secretary-General, Botswana FM to visit VN