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Gymnast Phan Thi Ha Thanh of Vietnam won her second medal, a silver, in the women's beam event at the 17th Asian Games (ASIAD) in Incheon, South Korea on September 25.

The Qatari women's basketball team withdrew from the Asian Games on Thursday to protest an international rule that bans players from wearing Muslim headscarves in competition.

An historic milestone was set for Vietnamese gymnastics at the 17th Asian Games (Asiad) on September 24 as Phan Thi Ha Thanh performed excellently to bring home the women’s vault bronze medal – the first ever Asiad medal won

Vietnamese athletes by noon September 24 earned three more medals - one silver and two bronze - at the ongoing 17th Asian Games (ASIAD 17) in Incheon, the Republic of Korea.

Vietnam’s Olympic football squad on September 22 secured first place in Group H after stunning Kyrgyzstan 1-0 at the ongoing 17th Asian Games (ASIAD 17) in the Republic of Korea.

A total of VND123 million (US$5,781) was raised from the Vietnam Mountain Marathon 2014 and presented to “Sapa O’Chau” – a local charity organisation – as the two-day run wrapped up successfully in Lao Cai province’s Sapa district on

Vietnamese wushu athlete Duong Thuy Vi snatched the first gold medal for Vietnam at the ongoing Asian Games (ASIAD 17) in the Republic of Korea.

A painting exhibition opened at on September 18 at Casa Italia No. 18, Le Phung Hieu Street, Hanoi, featuring images of contemporary daily life in Vietnam through the personal perspective of Barbara Pellizzari, an Italian artist.

Danish Ambassador to Vietnam John Nielsen has joined an international marathon in the mountainous town of Sapa which takes place from September 20 to 21 as part of a charitable programme.

Vietnam’s national football team fell by three positions, ranking 142nd in FIFA global rankings in September, according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

Vietnamese marksmen secured their first medal after locking down third place in shooting competition at the ongoing 17th Asian Games in the Korean city of Incheon on September 20.

A lavish opening ceremony at the Asian Games included poetry, the standard fireworks, and a rousing finale of singer PSY belting his signature hit "Gangnam Style" through a sequined microphone on Friday.

The Olympic Council of Asia on September 19 selected Indonesia as a host country of the next Asian Games in 2019 (ASIAD 18) in lieu of Vietnam.

The Vietnam Olympic football team officially earned a berth to the next round of ASIAD 17 after Iran drew with Kyrgyzstan 1-1 in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on September 18.

Nearly 500 runners from 40 countries are expected to compete in the 70-km ultra international Vietnam Mountain Marathon 2014 taking place in the northern Vietnam mountains in Hoang Lien National Park from Sept. 20-21.

The Vietnam Olympic football team produced a dream start to their campaign at the 17th Asian Games (Asiad) in Incheon, the Republic of Korea (RoK), as they beat out their Iranian counterparts by a shocking score of 4-1 on

Vietnamese national team suffered a harrowing 0-1 defeat at the hands of their tenacious Japanese opponents on September 13.

Marksmen Hoang Xuan Vinh and Tran Quoc Cuong have earned the right to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Indonesian officials are confident they will return from the Asian Games in South Korea with confirmation that their country will host the next edition, and are pitching a two-city event that they'd like to stage a year ahead of schedule.