Briefs of some of leading news stories published Tuesday (October 09) in Tuoi Tre Newspaper that will be carried today on Tuoitrenews.vn:

Politics:

-- Vietnam considers to allow casino-like electronic games to be held in five-star hotels only, according to the Governmental draft resolution on the organization of electronic games.

-- Ethnic minority people Ta Mun has been suggested to the central authorities to recognize them as the 55th ethnic minority people of the nation. Now they are included as a branch of the S’Tieng. The Ta Mun now has 1,143 individuals from 234 households, mainly living in Tan Hiep Commune of Hon Quan District in the southern province of Binh Phuoc.

-- Vietnam should work out a strategy for mineral resources reserve for the future, said Nguyen Thi Hoai Thu, former chairwoman of the Social Affairs Department of the law making National Assembly, at a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday.

Society:

-- Provincial authorities of the central province of Quang Ngai has established a safety zone at sea to protect and fish out antiques from an ancient ship sunk long ago in the waters of Binh Chau Commune of Binh Son District.

-- Authorities of the central Da Nang City are set to launch a campaign against the illegal immigration of foreign expats into the city.

-- Ho Chi Minh City Social Insurance expects to spend an addition of VND2.1 trillion (US$101 million) in 2012 and VND1.2 trillion ($57.7 million) due to the increase of hospital fees.

-- An inspection team including veterinary officials and policemen yesterday surveyed slaughter houses in Ho Chi Minh City and seized 1,410 kg of smelly pork. All of which had no certificates of quarantine.

-- Central police department has suggested prosecuting 10 people, 8 of them are former officials in Hanoi, for giving and taking bribes and violating state regulations on economic management. They caused a damage to state budget of VND3 billion (US$144,000) in land clearance and compensation.

Business:

-- Many Brazilian enterprises wish to step up their investments in Vietnam in the fields of agriculture, sea port and shipbuilding, and oil and gas exploration, said Brazilian ambassador to Vietnam, Ms. Victoria Alice Cleaver.

Sports:

-- The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism yesterday proposed the city authorities to receive the V-League club Navibank Saigon after the sponsor Navibank left the club.