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Vietnam’s athletics campaign at ASIAD 20 starts on September 24. Hoàng Thanh Giang, the women’s triple jump, the 10,000 metres and the mixed relay are among the opening-day events, with medal hopes still pre-event expectations.
Dương Thúy Vi scored 19.413 in the women’s jianshu and qiangshu all-around to win bronze at ASIAD 20. It was her fourth consecutive Asian Games medal.
The State Bank of Vietnam and the tax authority agreed on a mechanism to share tax data with CIC to support borrower assessments. The cooperation is at an initial stage and the data fields have not been disclosed.
The ADB raised its forecast for Vietnam’s 2026 GDP growth to 7.8%, about 0.6 percentage points above its April projection. The figure is a full-year forecast, while the economy grew 8.2% in the first half, according to the report.
Real Madrid said on September 22 that Javier Tebas had used his position to target the club and should represent every team fairly. The claim is Real’s position in the dispute after the Madrid derby, not an independent finding that La Liga lacks neutrality.
Singer Huyen Trang received the “Pioneering Artist in Safeguarding and Promoting Folk Music 2026” award in Athens on September 22. It was presented by organisations in the UNESCO Clubs network, not by UNESCO itself.
The 51st Hànộimới Newspaper Peace Run final is scheduled for 7:00 a.m. on September 27 around Hanoi’s Hoàn Kiếm Lake. Organisers expect about 3,000 competitive runners and 2,000 delegates and residents in the fun run.
Vietnam arrived in Jakarta on September 23 and boarded a bus for the roughly 160-kilometre journey to Bandung. Võ Hoàng Minh Khoa, called up for the injured Nguyễn Quang Hải, flew directly from Ho Chi Minh City to join the squad.
Thailand defender Jonathan Khemdee suffered a serious training injury on September 22 and is expected to miss eight to 10 months. Peerawat Akkratum was called up to replace him for the 2026 FIFA ASEAN Cup.
