The Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) has published the results of the draw for this year's tournament.

The third AVC Cup for men will be held from September 1-7 in Viet Nam's Vinh Phuc Province. The hosts will join Group A with South Korea, Japan and Pakistan. Group B includes Iran, China, Australia and India.

The third AVC Cup for women will take place from September 10-16 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Group A sees the participation of Kazakhstan, South Korea, Chinese Taipei and Thailand while Group B comprises China, Japan, Viet Nam and Iran.

The 16th Asian Junior Women's Championships will be held from October 1-9 in Thailand. The hosts have been drawn in Group A with Iran, Thailand, New Zealand, Turkmenistan and Kuwait. Viet Nam join Group B with China, Mongolia and India. Group C consists of South Korea, Kazakhstan, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka while Group D includes Japan, Chinese Taipei, Australia and Malaysia.-VNS