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PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam newspapers - November 8
08 Nov 2007 02:18:13 GMT
 Source: Reuters
HANOI, Nov 8 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in the official Vietnamese press on Thursday. Reuters has not verified them and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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VIETNAM NEWS

-- Singapore's Keppel Land <KLAN.SI> has entered into two joint ventures with An Phu Corp to invest $213 million in two property projects in Ho Chi Minh City.

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SAIGON GIAI PHONG

-- Smuggling of gasoline into Cambodia is on the rise as local fuel is much cheaper since the government refused to raise retail prices despite soaring world oil prices.

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LAO DONG

-- Hanoi police have arrested a couple for torturing a young girl for 13 years as she worked at their soup restaurant.

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TUOI TRE

-- Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung ordered the urgent dispatch of 5,500 tonnes of rice to help people in five central provinces devastated by floods and heavy rains in the past week.

-- The U.S. government said it would give Vietnam $10.5 million to help battle bird flu.

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THANH NIEN

-- Vietnam Airlines began trans-Indochina services, linking Hanoi, Louang Phrabang and Siem Reap. The carrier said it would operate five flights a week, initially using Fokker 70s.

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