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Google launches AI Assistant in Vietnamese

06/05/2019

Google Assistant has learnt to speak Vietnamese, and the search company launched its revamped AI personal assistant in the language on May 6 that aims to help Vietnamese users across device like smart phones, speakers and smart displays.

The virtual assistant, introduced in May 2016, can engage in two-way conversations and allow users to interact through their natural voices or keyboards.

The Assistant is able to search the Internet, schedule events and alarm, adjust hardware settings on the users’ device and show information from their accounts.

It is now enabled on Chrome OS, iOS and KaiOS.

VNA/VNP

Religious freedom must not be separated from civic responsibility

01/04/2026
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The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has repeatedly rejected what it calls “unobjective and inaccurate” claims in various reports. Most recently on March 4, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its 2025 Annual Report on international religious freedom, which gave biased allegations about the religious situation in Vietnam.