PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam newspapers - November 26

HANOI, Nov 26 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in the official Vietnamese press on Monday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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VIETNAM NEWS

-- Vietnam supports the national reconciliation process in Myanmar, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem told the United Nations special envoy to Myanmar, Ibrahim Gambari.

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VIETNAM INVESTMENT REVIEW

-- Russia's second-largest telecommunications firm, VimpelCom (VIP.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), said it wanted to invest $1 billion in a mobile phone service joint venture in Vietnam under the name of Gtel Mobile.

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NHAN DAN

-- All transactions in unlisted shares will have to be registered with the over-the-counter exchange in Hanoi from next year, the Finance Ministry said.

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SAIGON GIAI PHONG

-- There are 44,498 Buddhist monks and about 14,775 pagodas nationwide, the Vietnam Buddhist Association said.

-- Vietnamese consumers pay about $500 million per year for cigarettes, health officials said.

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LAO DONG

-- Vietnam has been selected as the venue for the 2008 Miss Universe contest, organisers said.

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