Police in Italy believe traffickers made some $3m (£1.9m; €2.5m) from 359 illegal migrants found abandoned on a cargo ship in the Mediterranean.

 As workers struggle to make ends meet, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Pham Minh Huan talks to Thoi bao Ngan Hang (Banking Times) about how employers keep salaries low.

The 2015 exam finals will take place in six months, but things are still in a stir and a jumble. Students disagree about many new regulations the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has attempted to set.

VietNamNet Bridge – 2014 witnessed many outstanding activities in the atomic energy sector, carried out by Vietnam both domestically and overseas.

Vietcombank, one of five Vietnamese largest commercial banks has announced it will acquire another credit institution. Sources say the “other credit institution” could be Saigon Bank.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For artist Nguyen Thuy Tien, playing with food is more than a hobby. By arranging food on white plates, she creates installations that reflect facets of her personality.

An estimated 7,000 properties around England and Wales will be sacrificed to rising seas over the next century, according to the Environment Agency.  

 Private film companies that invested large amounts of money into making comedies for Christmas and New Year holiday releases are laughing all the way to the bank.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many Japanese investors are planning to cultivate hi-tech agricultural projects in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ninh Hai District in Ninh Thuan Province has long been known as the cradle of shallot onion but this location only provides seeds of shallot while it is cultivated elsewhere.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Charity begins at home. And for many expats, a busy schedule, the language barrier and a lack of local contacts are among the obstacles likely to stop them from doing things abroad that they do on a regular basis at home.

 Enhancing the Strategic Partnership with Italy, India and Thailand as well as strengthening cooperation with nations in Eastern Europe are among achievements gained during the official visits to Viet Nam by the foreign heads of state in 2014.

VietNamNet Bridge – Big-name Vietnamese brands have changed hands recently after finalizing major deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Conditions for foreigners in Vietnam to buy and own houses have been loosened under the revised Law on Housing announced by the Presidential Office last week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite of owning a great potential of wind power development, Vietnam has faced with many difficulties to exploit the renewable energy.

 A member of the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) hacker network claims to have cloned a thumbprint of a German politician by using commercial software and images taken at a news conference.

VietNamNet Bridge – Fascinated by the cultural uniqueness of the Muong ethnic minority and concerned that their skills could disappear, one teacher has taken upon himself the task of preserving their stilt houses.

 Vietnam wins legal dispute; Vietnam Airlines operates over 118,000 safe flights in 2014; Massive fire in Quang Binh market destroys kiosks; Son La smashes 850 drug trafficking cases; HCM City's outstanding young citizens honoured

Coffee surplus drives record low prices; Business community raises expectations for 2015; Bond sales at record high; Veggie and fruit trade surplus hits US$1 billion; State capital divestments fare well

 The agriculture and rural development sector has obtained impressive results in 2014 with export turnover of nearly US$31 billion, a year-on-year increase of 11.2%.