Jeus Yape claims historic Asian Games gold in virtual taekwondo
The Philippine athlete beat Vietnam’s Ngoc Tuyet Sang Chau in the final, adding gold to his bronze medal in men’s individual poomsae.
Stories about Vietnam from every section of Asean Coverage.
The Philippine athlete beat Vietnam’s Ngoc Tuyet Sang Chau in the final, adding gold to his bronze medal in men’s individual poomsae.
Sepak takraw and karate supplied all three Vietnamese gold medals, while the delegation finished with 25 medals overall.
Cools has left the national squad for family reasons ahead of Malaysia’s meeting with Vietnam at SUGBK on 5 October.
Ministries and local authorities were urged to disburse their full public investment allocations as Vietnam pursues double-digit growth for 2026.
Growth over the first nine months of 2026 reached 9.01 per cent, the strongest performance for that period in 15 years.
Mainland China led Vietnam’s visitor markets, while Thailand, Singapore and Cambodia recorded declines over their reported periods.
Industry and construction contributed 49.62 per cent of the increase, while the statistics agency raised its growth estimates for the first two quarters.
Economic growth accelerated to 9.95% in the third quarter, while imports outgrew exports and the merchandise trade deficit reached US$19.42 billion.
The Vietnamese team won the deciding set 15-11, claiming the Asian Games title in the event for the third time.
Pledged foreign investment reached US$50.4 billion over nine months, while September inflation was 5.1 per cent.