PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam newspapers - December 11

HANOI, Dec 11 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in the official Vietnamese press on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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VIETNAM NEWS

-- Vietnam and Qatar have agreed to open an embassy in each other's country to boost economic ties.

-- There will be shortages of power during peak hours of around 1,400 to 1,600 megawatt in December due to problems at the new power plants in the Phu My power complex in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, top utility firm EVN said.

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NHAN DAN

-- The Health Ministry declared Vietnam had contained the cholera outbreak that had infected more than 1,000 people last month.

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