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Vietnam came from behind to beat Japan 3-2 in the Group C opener of the 2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship on May 20.

The Vietnamese culture has been brought closer to international friends as Vietnam was taking part in the 7th Asian cultural heritage festival held on May 9th at Stony Brook University in New York.

The 28th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games is approaching, with Vietnam targeting to win between 50 and 70 gold medals. Following are the outstanding faces expected to excel and help the national sporting delegation achieve its envisaged goal.

On April 21, President Truong Tan Sang and his delegation arrived at Halim Perdanakusuma airport to attend the Asian-African Conference, the Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Asian-African Conference (known as the Bandung Conference) and a celebration of 10 years of the New Asian-African Strategic Partnership, in Bandung City, Indonesia.

A delegation led by Minister of Agricultural and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat attended the Asian Development Forum that opened on April 19 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The second Asian Para Games wrapped up in Incheon, the Republic of Korea on October 24, with Vietnam ranking tenth in the medal standings.

Weightlifter Le Van Cong brought home the first gold medal to the Vietnamese team and set a new world record at the ongoing second Asian Para Games in Incheon, the Republic of Korea on October 19.

Vietnam held China to a 1-1 draw in the last group C match at the Asian Football Confederation U19 Championship in Yangon, Myanmar, on October 13.

Vietnamese Karateka Nguyen Thanh Duy was awarded a bronze medal on October 3 at the Asian Games in the Republic of Korea.

Vietnam won two silver medals in cycling and athletics on day 10 of the 17th Asian Games (Asiad) in Incheon, raising their medal tally to 30 - one gold, nine silver and 20 bronze.

Kết thúc ngày thi đấu thứ 2, đoàn thể thao Việt Nam đã leo hai bậc lên vị trí thứ 7 trên bảng tổng sắp huy chương ASIAN Games 2014 tổ chức tại Incheon (Hàn Quốc).

The Vietnam U-19 football team served home fans an impressive performance on September 11 as they humiliated U-19 Myanmar 4-1 in the semifinals of the Southeast Asian U-19 Football Championship at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi to set up a final clash against U-19 Japan.

Vietnam's Ninh Binh FC face a high risk of exiting the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup after losing 2-4 to Kitchee of Hong Kong at home in the quarter-finals first leg on August 19.

U19 Vietnam have gotten off to a great start in the on-going Southeast Asian U22 Football Championship in Brunei by stunning the U21 Singapore side with a 4-0 victory on August 9.

Nguyen Anh Khoi, former world U10 championship won a gold medal at the blitz event in the U12 category at the Asian Youth Chess Championship held in Uzbekistan on June 28.

Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has been voted Blitz Player of the Year by the Asian Chess Federation (ACF) in its inaugural Asian Chess Excellence Awards, given for the top performances of 2013.

Nguyen Thi Anh Vien on June 8 set three new records at the ongoing 38th Southeast Asian Age Group Swimming Championships in Singapore.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung on May 28 in Ha Noi hosted a reception for US Senator Benjamin Cardin, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs who is on a working visit to Viet Nam.

Chau Le Tuyet Van on May 25 helped Vietnam win two gold medals in the team event at the Asian Taekwondo Championship taking place in Uzbekistan.

Two terrible mistakes from captain Le Thi Thuong and goalkeeper Dang Thi Kieu Trinh handed Thailand a 2-1 victory over the home team Vietnam in the fifth-place play-off match at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Asian Cup on the night of May 21.

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has approved Vietnam's withdrawal from hosting the 18th Asian Games (ASIAD) in 2019 and will not impose any punishments on the Southeast Asian country, OCA President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah said.

Vietnam has officially withdrawn from its 18th Asian Games (Asiad 18) hosting plan, according to a Government document released on April 17 by the Government Office, conveying the conclusion of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Vietnam's plan to host the event.

The Vietnam Food Association (VFA) has forecasted Vietnamese rice will face tough competition from Thailand and other rice-exporting Asian nations in 2014.

The situation of Vietnam football in 2013 was that of a 'colourful picture'. Home fans were happy with the success of the national U-19 men's football team, but also felt disappointed at the failure of the national team at the 2015 Asian Cup qualification and the U-23 squad's poor performance at the 27th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

Vietnam retained third place for the second time among the 11 countries competing at the 27th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), which came to a successful end on December 22 after eleven days of competition.