The third session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee concluded in Hanoi on September 22 after eight and a half days of working.

Designer Cong Tri and actress Truong Ngoc Anh have accepted invitations to serve on the judges’ panel at the Miss Vietnam World Australia 2016 pageant taking place October 14 in Sydney, Australia. 

 The Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has released the first publication of ‘diplomatic bluebook 2015’ highlighting the country’s foreign policies and outstanding achievements of the diplomatic sector in 2015.

 Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) discussed measures to foster cooperation in various spheres, including trade, investment and labour, at the 15th meeting of their Inter-governmental Committee in Hanoi on September 22.

 A Chinese Justice Ministry delegation led by Lu En Guang, head of its Political Department, has visited Vietnam to explore Vietnam's legal system, legal training and communications.

 Vietnam Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh responded to reporters’ queries on recent developments in the East Sea at a September 22 regular press briefing in Hanoi.

 Seven handicraft villages in the city will join the annual Handicraft Tourism Villages Festival Hanoi - Vietnam 2016 to be held here next week.

 The central provinces of Ha Tinh and Quang Tri are planning to destroy more than 80 tonnes of heavy metal-contaminated fish.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi authorities have tested a special product from Germany to clean water in polluted lakes, with positive results. 

A company collected over VND230 billion (over $10 million) through service message charges from 94,000 mobile service users in Vietnam over two years, but the customers did not know about it.

A young man in HCM City said he would "burn" himself after he collected 40,000 “likes” for his portrait on Facebook. The police detained the man for investigation of his motivation.

VietNamNet Bridge - Nikkei quoted a representative of Mitra Adiperkasa, the operator of Zara retail stores in Vietnam, as saying that the firm would open more Zara stores in Vietnam next year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nine more streets in the Hanoi Old Quarter in Hoan Kiem District will become spaces for pedestrians, according to a proposal from Hoan Kiem district authorities.

South Korea said on Thursday it ordered Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to take additional measures to ensure that batteries used in Galaxy Note 7 handsets are safe, as the firm prepares to resume sales of the smartphone in South Korea.

 Google-parent Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) launched Allo, a messaging app that incorporates Google's search feature and a chatbot that uses machine learning to "improve" itself over time.

 The waters of Hue’s iconic Huong River have become very muddy due to landslides caused by the most recent storm.

 The Vietnam Administration of Forestry has proposed a USD896m sustainable development plan to protect, restore and develop the forest in the Central Highlands.

 A 200-kilogramme Mekong Giant Catfish has been transported from Cambodia to be sold to a restaurant in HCM City.

 Vietnam Southern Food Corporation Limited (Vinafood 2), one of Vietnam’s two biggest food corporations, has racked up USD47.6 million in losses.

 French actress Marion Cotillard on Wednesday denied any involvement in the sudden split between Hollywood power couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, wishing that the two will "find peace,"