[5] At the age of eleven, she and her sister began practicing shaolinquan in secret from her mother but with support from their father.

[9] Her world title at just fourteen years old set in motion the popularity of wushu across Vietnam, and Thúy Hiền began to become a household name.

[2] After her time in China, she competed in the wushu event at the 1997 Southeast Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, and won gold medals in changquan and daoshu.

[14] At the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand, Thúy Hiền competed once again in women's changquan and was able to win the silver medal.

[21] A year later, she competed in the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, but only placed fourth in women's changquan.

[25] After sustaining an injury at the competition, Thúy Hiền officially declared her retirement in 2005, becoming a coach and a judge in wushu with a permanent position in the Hanoi Department of Physical Education and Sports.