HANOI, Nov 30 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in the official Vietnamese press on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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VIETNAM NEWS

-- The economy was stable over the past 11 months despite losses caused by flooding and disease in November, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said at a cabinet meeting.

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NHAN DAN

-- The government said floods and storms in the past month killed 159 people in the central region, 10 others were missing and 2.63 million people were affected as 4,700 houses collapsed and property damage was nearly 5.7 trillion dong ($353 million).

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HANOI MOI

-- Vietnam is estimated to bring in $7.8 billion from textile exports this year, a rise of 31 percent from last year, with main markets in the United States, Europe and Japan, an industry report said.

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SAIGON GIAI PHONG

-- The government has approved the construction of a 105.5-km (66-mile) highway at a cost of 15 trillion dong ($930 million) to link Hanoi and the northern port of Haiphong.

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THANH NIEN

-- A court in Hanoi on Thursday sentenced to death 11 people and jailed for life seven others for trafficking 1,253 packs of heroin.

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