Breakfast @ Tuoitrenews - Apr. 4 TUOITRENEWS   Politics -- Vietnamese Defense Minister General Phung Quang Thanh extended Wednesday his thanks to Director of the Russian Federal Security Service (RFSS) General Bortnikov A.V, who is in Hanoi for an official visit, for Russia’s support for Vietnam during the latter’s national construction and defense process. At a meeting in the capital, General Thanh expressed his belief that General Bortnikov’s visit will help boost the relation and cooperation between the two countries.        Society -- A hailstorm struck the northern province of Lao Cai and lasted for seven minutes on Wednesday. Five such weather phenomena have occurred in the province since March 27. Hailstorms are a rare sight in Vietnam. -- Authorities in the southern province of Binh Duong discussed buiding a subway line that connects the locality to Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday. -- Police swooped Wednesday on a gambling ring in the northern province of Hung Yen and arrested 28 gamblers. -- Ho Chi Minh City children aged 6 or above will be subject to fines if they sit on a moving motorbike without wearing a crash helmet from April 10 onward, local police said Wednesday. -- Police detained Tuesday two Vietnamese suspects on charges of killing five aloe wood hunters in the northern province of Quang Tri on March 24. -- Public servants and servicemen in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh may be fired if they drink alcohol or beer during office hours or lunchtime from April 6 forward, provincial authorities have said. Business -- Vietnam has achieved lower annual growth in export earnings since it was admitted to the World Trade Organization in 2007, according to statistics released Wednesday by the Central Institute for Economic Management. The institute said that the country posted an average increase of 19.5 percent between 2007 and 2011 while its export revenue went up by an average of 21.5 percent during the five years before the milestone 2007. -- Signs of tax evasion has been found at a Gucci – Milano store in Hanoi, a local market management chief said Tuesday. -- The State Bank of Vietnam announced Wednesday a list of eight local banks that charge fees for internal withdrawals at their ATMs: BIDV, Vietinbank, Vietcombank, Agribank, Sacombank, SeABank, LienVietPost Bank, and Western Bank.   Lifestyle -- Christine Ha, the first blind contestant and the winner of the third season of MasterChef  (U.S. version) in 2012, will be on air with Masterchef Vietnam contestants on national channel VTV3 on Friday at 8:00 pm. Sports -- Vietnam and Singapore will co-host the 2014 Southeast Asian Football Championship, the regional football federation decided Wednesday. -- Vietnamese hosts Xuan Thanh Saigon defeat Malaysians Selangor 2-1 in their third game of the 2013 AFC Cup group stage at Thong Nhat Stadium on Wednesday.