Coffee export earnings to hit US$3 billion; Vietnam considers joining UN e-commerce convention; UK Bank supports Vietnamese coffee producer; Vietnam dressing up; HCM City’s EPZs, IPs fall short of workers  

 Deputy PM Vu Van Ninh visits Sweden; Australia to help with UXO impacts; Chinese Ambassador presented with Friendship Order; Vietnam boosts public security ties with Nepal, Sri Lanka

 VietNamNet Bridge – Martin Rama, Delhi-based chief economist for South Asia at the World Bank, recently published a photo book titled Ha Noi - Promenade that includes images of the city during the period he worked here between 2002 and 2010.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There are positive factors to support the growth of the stock market, including the absence of crisis risks and an improving economy, an economist has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – About 15 e-banking websites run by commercial banks and payment portals in Vietnam were hacked on Tuesday. Hackers had managed to exploit a recently revealed security bug called OpenSSL Heartbleed, experts said.

The casinos in Vietnam would target four groups of clients – Chinese, foreign travelers, expatriates and maybe Vietnamese (if the government lifts the bar to Vietnamese in the future). Of these, Chinese players offer the most lucrative opportunities.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government is determined to punish any malpractice detected in human resource development, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Tran Anh Tuan tells the Vietnam News Agency.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ancient village of Kim Bong is known for its carpentry. Along with the old town of Hoi An, it has also worked its charm on tourists and is a welcome destination for many.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mobile app developers have launched a series of products for taxi services. However, they have not been welcomed in the Vietnamese market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – According to the Transport Ministry's plan, suspension bridges will be built in poor areas before the rainy season and nearly 1,200 bridges across the country will be constructed and repaired.

 Computers vulnerable to the Heartbleed bug are actively being targeted online, say security experts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Genuine reforms are a must for recovery in 2014, Dr Nguyen Duc Thanh, member of the PM's Policy Advisory Council, tells the Viet Nam va The gioi (Viet Nam and the World) Newspaper.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Pham Minh Huan talks to Dau Tu (Investment) Newspaper about possible changes to the pension policy in 2015.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Most of the members of the red-headed crane flock have left Vietnam for Cambodia. Only 44 now make Vietnam their permanent home.

VietNamNet Bridge – Defending V-League champions Hanoi T&T officially cleared their way to the AFC Cup 2014 knock-out round with one game left to play by defeating Maldives’ Maziya Sports & Recreation 2-1 in their fifth Group F match on April 9.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh will make a week-long tour of Sweden and Great Britain and Northern Ireland from April 9-17, to strengthen bilateral cooperation in various areas,

 VietNamNet Bridge - Passing by Trong Mai Island, the crew detected a fire on the tourist boat and issued emergency signals. All visitors, mostly foreigners, were rescued.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese CEOs believe that the positions of their chairs and the locations of their offices can determine their business success.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese and foreign scientists have announced their discoveries of a new species of orchid in Ninh Thuan, a new species of frog in Kon Tum and a new species of cicada in Lao Cai.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More and more state-owned universities have been established in recent years, which have deprived non-state schools of their students.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Officials may extend the deadline for overseas Vietnamese to register for local citizenship. They may also make it easier for people who want to restore their citizenship.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Asia's future and growth drivers hold significance when the region's environment is peaceful, stable, and cooperative, emphasised a Vietnamese representative to the 2014 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference.

Deputy PM Ninh to visit Sweden, Britain; Kazakhstan adopts legal assistance agreement with Vietnam; ASEAN One Community underlines importance of intra-bloc communication; Congratulations sent to re-elected DPRK leaders

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many opinions were heard at the culture ministry's workshop to review legal documents on art performance management, mostly concentrating on limitations discovered during the first year of enforcing the regulations.

 Economic growth is "not enough" to end global poverty, the World Bank has said.It has urged developing countries to allocate more resources to their extreme poor, including through bigger welfare programmes.