Briefs of some of leading news stories published Tuesday (September 04) in Tuoi Tre Newspaper that will be carried today on Tuoitrenews.vn:

Politics:

-- State President Truong Tan Sang yesterday received the US trade representative Ronald Kirk on his visit to Vietnam and suggested the US to acknowledge the market economy status in Vietnam and hand over the nation the status favor for tax -- the Generalized System of Preferences.

-- An incense-offering ceremony for the late Party General Secretary Le Hong Phong was held yesterday in Hang Duong cemetery in the island district Con Dao. The Communist was imprisoned and killed there by the French invaders.

-- A deputy ministerial – level meeting for national defense strategy between Vietnam and China was held yesterday in Hanoi to boost mutual understanding for the benefits of peace in the region and the world.

Society:

-- Thousands of locals living around the Song Tranh 2 hydropower plant in the central province of Quang Nam were shocked and rushed to evacuate from their houses during 7:00pm – 9:00pm yesterday when they heard explosions in the earth’s womb and strong vibrations on the earth surface. Months ago, water had leaked out from dikes of the hydropower plant.

-- Many pregnant women in the central province of Quang Ngai have opted to move to Da Nang City to give birth after several mothers have faced troubles with maternity services in the province.

-- Traffic congestion occurred at ferry station Cat Lai and on national highways leading to Ho Chi Minh City yesterday when thousands of people rode motorbikes back home from their holiday during the National Day festival last weekend.

Business:

-- A 2012 macro-economic report by the UNDP has recently announced that the ‘economic growth of the Vietnamese style’ will create long lasting macro-economic insecurity. The report confirms locals and investors in Vietnam have to bear tax and fee that is from 1.4 to 3 times higher than in other nations.

-- The real estate market in Hanoi has recently come to a standstill and it has failed to attract customers despite the prices of land for house construction were down by 30 – 40 percent.