President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 12 decided to reduce death penalties to life sentences for 21 prisoners, including two foreigners.

VOV.VN - Striker Van Tung’s only goal in the 45th minute helped U23 Vietnam outplay U20 RoK in a rematch in Hanoi on April 22.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will clash with Thailand in the final match of the ongoing 2022 AFF U23 Championship in Cambodia after defeating Timor Leste 5-3 in a penalty shootout on February 24 evening.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will play China in the 2022 AFC Women’s Cup quarter-finals after they drew against Myanmar 2-2 in their last group match in India on January 27.

VOV.VN - Hosts Saudi Arabia came back strongly in the second half to defeat 10-man Vietnam 3-1 in Riyadh on September 2 in their opening third World Cup 2022 Qualifier of the Asian region.

VOV.VN - Vietnam were held to a 1-1 draw by Jordan in a friendly match on May 31 ahead of their crucial 2022 World Cup qualifiers in the United Arab Emirates.

The Hanoi People’s Court on May 20 afternoon announced penalties for eight defendants involved in brokering and organising illegal travel on a special flight to the Republic of Korea (RoK) in late 2018.

The High-level People's Court in Hanoi upheld the penalties handed down at the first instance trial to six defendants with appeals in the case of “murder” and “resisting on-duty officers” that happened in Hoanh village of Dong Tam commune in Hanoi’s My Duc district during an appeal trial on March 9.

The People’s Court of HCM City on September 22 handed down severe sentences to 20 criminals, most of whom are members of the reactionary organisation “Trieu dai Viet” (Viet Dynasty), found guilty of “terrorism to oppose the people’s administration” and “illegally manufacturing, storing and trading explosives”.

“The death penalty could be considered for such act in accordance with the Penal Code. In this very urgent situation, when the whole country is trying hard to fight COVID-19, it is necessary to strictly punish such acts for deterrence."