HANOI, Oct 3 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in the official Vietnamese press on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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VIETNAM NEWS

-- Vietjet, a private Hanoi-based company, has submitted an application to operate an airline in Vietnam.

-- The number of private companies is expected to double to 500,000 by 2010, opening up a vast market for accounting and auditing services, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Chief Executive Allen Blewitt said.

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HANOI MOI

-- Scientists expressed concerns about the environmental impact of mass construction of golf courses around the country.

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SAIGON GIAI PHONG

-- Most property sales in Ho Chi Minh City are settled in dong instead of the traditional gold taels because of unstable gold prices, dealers said.

-- Vietnamese companies signed contracts worth about $6 billion with French companies during Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's visit to Paris.

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TUOI TRE

-- Police opened a formal investigation into the collapse of two spans of the Can Tho bridge and would strive to discover the cause as soon as possible, said Pham Quy Ngo, deputy head of the General Directorate of Police.

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THANH NIEN

-- More than 5,800 artifacts dating from the 15th and 16th centuries have been lifted from waters near Cu Lao Cham off Hoi An since June.

-- Authorities in four coastal provinces from Thanh Hoa to Quang Binh plan to evacuate 293,660 people before storm Lekima makes landfall late on Wednesday.

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THOI BAO KINH TE VIETNAM

-- Vietnam's coffee export earnings surged 87 percent in the first nine months of this year from a year earlier to $1.47 billion, surpassing revenues from rice sales for the first time, the Agriculture Ministry said.

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