HANOI, Dec 25 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in the official Vietnamese press on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories.
FINANCIAL NEWS:
TUOI TRE -- Baoviet Holdings plans to sel nearly 54 million shares to HSBC Insurance (Asia Pacific) Holdings Limited at 35,000 dong ($1.9) each.
ECONOMIC AND GENERAL NEWS:
VIETNAM NEWS
-- Vietnam had 287 labour strikes in the first 10 months of this year, a drop of 64 percent from the same period last year, Labour Ministry statistics show.
QUAN DOI NHAN DAN
-- Vietnam is expected to launch a television channel from next month to provide information to help relieve consequences of natural disasters and protect the environment, state-run digital TV station VTC said.
HANOI MOI
-- The average monthly salary in Vietnam's enterprises rose 6.5 percent this year to 2.75 million dong ($149) from 2008, the Labour Ministry said.
SAIGON GIAI PHONG
-- Actual foreign direct investment inflow in Vietnam this year will drop 10 percent from last year to $10 billion, the Planning and Investment Ministry said.
LAO DONG
-- Vietnam is scheduled to start inspection of land use nationwide from Jan. 1, 2010 and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will be in charge of compiling a report for the government, a government directive said.
DAU TU
-- The prices of low-cost condominiums in Hanoi are expected to fall further due to higher supply, dealers said.
-- Coal producer Vinacomin has sought government permission to raise coal prices to power plants from Jan. 1.
THOI BAO KINH TE VIETNAM -- Vietnam's insurance sector managed to post strong growth in 2009, with total revenues reaching 24.65 trillion dong ($1.34 billion), up 8.18 percent from last year.
(Reporting by Hanoi Newsroom; Editing by Valerie Lee)
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FINANCIAL NEWS:
TUOI TRE -- Baoviet Holdings plans to sel nearly 54 million shares to HSBC Insurance (Asia Pacific) Holdings Limited at 35,000 dong ($1.9) each.
ECONOMIC AND GENERAL NEWS:
VIETNAM NEWS
-- Vietnam had 287 labour strikes in the first 10 months of this year, a drop of 64 percent from the same period last year, Labour Ministry statistics show.
QUAN DOI NHAN DAN
-- Vietnam is expected to launch a television channel from next month to provide information to help relieve consequences of natural disasters and protect the environment, state-run digital TV station VTC said.
HANOI MOI
-- The average monthly salary in Vietnam's enterprises rose 6.5 percent this year to 2.75 million dong ($149) from 2008, the Labour Ministry said.
SAIGON GIAI PHONG
-- Actual foreign direct investment inflow in Vietnam this year will drop 10 percent from last year to $10 billion, the Planning and Investment Ministry said.
LAO DONG
-- Vietnam is scheduled to start inspection of land use nationwide from Jan. 1, 2010 and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will be in charge of compiling a report for the government, a government directive said.
DAU TU
-- The prices of low-cost condominiums in Hanoi are expected to fall further due to higher supply, dealers said.
-- Coal producer Vinacomin has sought government permission to raise coal prices to power plants from Jan. 1.
THOI BAO KINH TE VIETNAM -- Vietnam's insurance sector managed to post strong growth in 2009, with total revenues reaching 24.65 trillion dong ($1.34 billion), up 8.18 percent from last year.
(Reporting by Hanoi Newsroom; Editing by Valerie Lee)
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