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,"

HCM City has approved a cooperative arrangement to prepare a master plan for the city’s North-South axis road.

Vietnam should raise tax on tobacco and have more regulation against alcohol consumption, said the United Nations Interagency Task Force (UNIATF).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Increased numbers of personal vehicles, limited bus stops and unattractive ticket prices have brought down the number of bus passengers in the past few years,

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City’s Department of Transport has proposed the installation of pumpers to increase water drainage capability at a canal close to the Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

CNN has listed InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort in central Danang City, Vietnam among world’s top 10 most beautiful beachfront hotels.

Vietnamese representative Pham Dang Anh Thu is taking part in the ongoing Western Canada Fashion Week in Alberta with the introduction of her latest Spring/Summer 2017 Couture collection.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is drawing up plans for a project on sustainable forest protection, restoration and development in the Central Highlands in an effort to stop the loss of forest coverage.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Staff at Tan Son Nhat International Airport had to check in customers manually after the computer system developed problems yesterday, Sept 21.

 Many European Union (EU) nations are helping Vietnam tackle climate change through various projects. 

 A shortage of policies on power tariffs for renewable energy, particularly solar electricity, has prevented the sector from attracting investors, said Prof Dang Dinh Thong from the Vietnam Clean Energies Association (VCEA).

 Promoting social-economic development and ensuring security in the Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia development triangle area was the focus of a conference held in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province, on September 21. 

 The 19th session of the Vietnam-Russia Intergovernmental Committee for Economic-Commercial and Scientific-Technological Cooperation was held in Saint-Petersburg city in Russia on September 21.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has urged ministries and agencies to enhance measures to prevent and control HIV/AIDS, drugs and prostitution from now to the end of the year,

VietNamNet Bridge – Film director Luong Dinh Dung has just released a DVD of a documentary featuring late well-known folk singer Ha Thi Cau.