PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam newspapers - Oct 4
HANOI, Oct 4 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in the official Vietnamese press on Thursday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
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VIETNAM NEWS
-- Two bodies were discovered in the rubble of last week's bridge collapse and one seriously injured worker died, taking the death toll to 53, officials said.
-- A ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City marked the 82nd anniversary of the founding of the Cao Dai religion.
-- The Vietnamese dong VND= has crept up over the past two weeks, moving daily by as much as 60 dong per dollar at a magnitude not seen since March 2004, despite a central bank policy to prevent such appreciation, ANZ said in a report.
-- Saigon Securities Inc SSI.HN plans to move its listing from the over-the-counter Hanoi market .HASTCI to the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange .VNI on Oct. 29.
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NHAN DAN
-- Nearly 60,000 people contracted dengue in Vietnam in the first nine months of this year, a rise of 50 percent from 2006. Fifty of those people died of dengue, which is found mostly in southern provinces, health authorities said.
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QUAN DOI NHAN DAN
-- More than 81,600 people were evacuated from dangerous areas of four central provinces and Danang before storm Lekima arrived, officials said.
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SAIGON GIAI PHONG
-- Ho Chi Minh City authorities asked the Finance Ministry to seek government approval for a bond issue to raise 15 trillion dong ($928 million) to fund the construction of the Thu Thiem residential area and to advance 10 trillion dong as compensation for site clearance.
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LAO DONG
-- A herd of 15 wild elephants came to a border village and destroyed crops in the central highland province of Gia Lai.
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THANH NIEN
-- Former Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Viet Tien has been released from prison after 16 months. Tien was accused of misusing his office power and violating government regulations causing serious consequences.
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THOI BAO KINH TE VIETNAM
-- Steel prices could rise by $30 per tonne this month due to higher import prices, the steel association said.
-- Lotte Confectionery of South Korea has acquired a 30 percent stake in Bibica BBC.HM
-- State-run garment maker Vinatex plans to issue bonds worth 1 trillion dong this year and 8 trillion dong next year. Vinatex said it would need to raise $2 billion over the next three years to develop its manufacturing facilities.
-- Developer Vincom VIC.HM has received a licence to build Ho Chi Minh City's biggest hotel and commercial centre at a cost of about $300 million.
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