PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam newspapers - Oct 5

HANOI, Oct 5 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in the official Vietnamese press on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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VIETNAM NEWS

-- Vietnam is well placed to secure annual GDP growth of 8 percent or more in the period ahead, IMF Senior Representative Il Houng Lee said at the end of his tenure in Hanoi.

-- Hanoi-based Habubank, in which Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) owns a 10 percent stake, reported a profit of 360 billion dong in the first nine months of this year, 145 percent higher than in the whole of 2006.

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NHAN DAN

-- About 50 people were injured in the central provinces of Ha Tinh and Quang Binh where typhoon Lekima struck on Wednesday night.

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QUAN DOI NHAN DAN

-- Flood waters are rising fast in central Vietnam rivers due to heavy rains in the aftermath of typhoon Lekima, state forecasters said.

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LAO DONG

-- Vietnam will form a state commission to investigate the collapse of a section of the Can Tho bridge and propose the Japanese government to send an independent professional representative to join it.

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TUOI TRE

-- About 34 percent of traffic accident victims consumed alcohol before the accident, the Health Ministry said.

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THANH NIEN

-- Taiwan computer maker Compal (2324.TW: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) has received an investment licence for a $500-million factory to make screens and laptops in the northern province of Vinh Phuc. Compal also said about 50 satellite companies would be set up there to supply parts.

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DAU TU

-- South Korean property developer Daewon has proposed investing $50 million in a residential complex in the northern port city of Haiphong.

-- Many foreign developers have expressed interest in investing in properties along Hanoi's Red River.

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