The People’s Committee of central Da Nang city organised a ceremony on September 24 to commend and reward its coaches and athletes who had recorded outstanding achievements at the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 in Indonesia.

Track and field athlete Bui Thi Thu Thao, who brought home the second gold medal for Vietnam on August 27 at the ongoing 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD 18) in Indonesia, received a reward of 50 million VND (2,150 USD) the same day.

Right after the Vietnamese Olympic football squad won a ticket to the semifinals of the ongoing Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 on August 27, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent his warm congratulations to them.

The female rowing team, who secured the first gold medal for Vietnam on August 23 at the ongoing Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 in Indonesia, received a reward of 650 million VND (around 28,000 USD) the same day.

The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon met with Deputy Prime Minister Ri Ryong-nam of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Jakarta on August 18 just before the opening ceremony of the Asian Games 2018.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has invited Democratic People Republic's of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong-un and President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in to attend the opening of the Asian Games (ASIAD 2018) in August.