PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam newspapers - October 31

HANOI, Oct 31 (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

-- Demand for coal from power plants was expected to jump to 49 million tonnes by 2015 from 5.2 million tonnes next year, Vietnam Electricity said.

-- Trade between Vietnam and Japan will reach $12 billion this year, up 21 percent from 2006, with about $7 billion in exports to Japan from Vietnam.

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SAIGON GIAI PHONG

-- The government has ordered the removal of all remaining regulatory obstacles to create the best conditions for the private sector to do business.

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