HANOI, Sept 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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VIETNAM NEWS

-- The government will donate $50,000 to help North Korea overcome the consequences of floods last month.

-- The economy may record a decade high growth of 8.4-8.5 percent this year, the Planning and Investment Ministry said. The 2008 GDP growth should be 9.1-9.2 percent, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said.

-- Cuu Long Fish Corp <ACL.HM>, which exports seafood mainly to the Middle East and Europe, made its share debut on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange <.VNI>.

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NHAN DAN

-- Vietnam's trade deficit is forecast to widen to 18.75 percent this year, up from 12.7 percent last year.

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QUAN DOI NHAN DAN

-- Vietnam's per capita income is forecast at $835 this year and the Planning and Investment Ministry said the government aimed to raise it to between $956 and $960 in 2008.

-- Vietnam should extend its poultry vaccination for five more years to contain bird flu, an Agriculture Ministry official quoted a U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation advisory as saying.

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SAIGON GIAI PHONG

-- The World Bank is committed to support Vietnam with $711 million in concessional loans and non-refundable aid in the 2007 fiscal year.

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LAO DONG

-- Mobile phone owners using pre-paid cards will have to declare their personal details, the Information and Comunications Ministry said. Network operators will have 24 months to complete collecting all the details from existing users.

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TUOI TRE

-- Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said his government should set a target to reduce poverty to under 11 percent of the population next year.

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THANH NIEN

-- American film director Oliver Stone arrived in Danang for a visit to My Lai for his upcoming production My Lai-Pinkville.

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THOI BAO KINH TE VIETNAM

-- American Express <AXP.N> plans to open a representative office in Ho Chi Minh City as it aims to expand business there. The company opened an office in Hanoi in 1995.

-- The number air travellers is expected to rise to 19.5 million this year from 16.7 million last year, the Vietnam Aviation Authority said.

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