PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam newspapers - December 6

HANOI, Dec 6 (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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LAO DONG

-- Remittances via bank transfer from Vietnamese working overseas could reach $5.5 billion this year, up from $4.7 billion last year, bankers said.

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TUOI TRE

-- The smuggling of gasoline from Vietnam into Cambodia is still widespread despite a recent hike of gasoline prices in Vietnam of up to 18 percent, as new prices are still cheaper than Cambodia rates.

-- Vietcombank said it would publish a prospectus for investors on Thursday, ahead of its IPO at the end of this month.

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THOI BAO KINH TE VIETNAM

-- Brewer Scottish & Newcastle SCTN.L has entered a joint venture with Vietnam's top tobacco firm, Vinataba, to establish a plant to make Kronenbourg beer in the southern province of Long An at a cost of $75 million.

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