PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam newspapers - June 6

HANOI, June 6 (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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FINANCIAL NEWS:

TUOI TRE

-- South Korea's Hyosung Corp (004800.KS) opened a spandex plant at Nhon Trach 5 Industrial Zone in Dong Nai province. The plant will produce 15,000 tonnes of spandex per year.

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THOI BAO KINH TE VIETNAM

-- The Ministry of Transport urged relevant agencies to prioritise the transport of cement and coal to the southern region to help reduce the increasing prices there.

-- Vietnam has sent 35,804 people to work overseas for the first five months of this year, equal to 44.7 percent of the whole year target, the Foreign Labour Management Department said.