Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam finished fifth at the SMM 19th Asian SeniorWomen’s Volleyball Championship in the Philippines on August 17.
The team beat Chinese Taipei 25-23, 25-22, 25-23 to settle for fifth place inthe 14-team field.
At the previous edition in Tianjin, China two years ago, Vietnam also finishedfifth.
Earlier, Vietnam scored an upset after defeating Kazakhstan, a leading Asianteam.
Japanese coach Hidehiro Irisawa of Vietnam said his team were very glad to beatChinese Taipei.
Vietnam now shift their focus to the Southeast Asian Games which will officiallybegin in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on August 19.-VNA