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1.  AUSTRALIA HAS TEAMED UP WITH VIETNAM TO BUILD ITS FIRST BRIDGE ACROSS THE MEKONG RIVER - A PROJECT THEY SAY IS VITAL TO DEVELOPING VIETNAM'S ECONOMY. THE 1.4 KILOMETRE BRIDGE IS TO BE BUILT AT MY THUAN IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM AT A COST OF ABOUT 60 MILLION US DOLLARS. CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN JUNE 1997 AND FINISH BY THE YEAR 2000. THE BRIDGE WILL REPLACE AN EXISTING FERRY SERVICE WHICH MOVES SOME 20,000 PEOPLE, 4,000 TONNES OF FREIGHT AND 5,000 PASSENGER VEHICLES ACROSS THE MEKONG EVERY DAY.

2.  BODY-PARTS MURDERER JOHN MARTIN SCRIPPS HAS FILED AN APPEAL AGAINST HIS CONVICTION. THE BRITON WAS FOUND GUILTY LAST FRIDAY OF MURDERING AND DISMEMBERING SOUTH AFRICAN GERARD GEORGE LOWE. SCRIPPS'S APPEAL WAS FILED THROUGH THE PRISONS ON MONDAY, INSTEAD OF THROUGH HIS LAWYERS. IT IS EXPECTED TO BE HEARD SOMETIME EARLY NEXT YEAR.

3.  THE EDUSAVE GRANT FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS HAS BEEN FIXED AT 50 DOLLARS PER STUDENT AND WILL BE GIVEN OUT NEXT YEAR. TEO CHIA LEEN FINDS OUT WHAT PRINCIPALS PLAN TO DO WITH THE MONEY. OUT:...TERTIARY EDUCATION. DUR: 1.35

4.  MORE SINGAPOREANS SHOULD COME-OUT AND DEFEND SINGAPORE IN CYBERSPACE. SPEAKING TO REPORTERS VIA SATELLITE, INTERNET-AUTHOR DAVID BENNA-HUM SAID IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO RESPOND TO THE SEVERAL THOUSAND COMMENTS ON THE NET. HE ALSO SPOKE ON HOW TECHNOLOGY HAS CREATED A NEW CULTURE FOR IDEAS AND THOUGHT, AT TODAY'S WORLDNET DIALOGUE. OUT: FORUM FOR DISCUSSION. DUR: 41"

5.  SAFRA'S FIRST TOWN CLUB WILL BE OPERATIONAL BY THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT YEAR. DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER FOR DEFENCE, DR TONY TAN KENG YAM ANNOUNCED THIS AT THE SAFRA AWARDS PRESENTATION CEREMONY THIS EVENING. OUT:...TOWARDS TOTAL DEFENCE.

6.  MALAY-MUSLIM BUSINESSES, BEING MOSTLY SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED FIRMS, MUST IDENTIFY THEIR OWN NICHES WHEN INVESTING IN CHINA. THE MALAY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY SAYS THEY SHOULDN'T GO BLINDLY INTO THE SAME AREAS AS M.N.C'S AND GOVERNMENT-LINKED COMPANIES AS THEIR INTERESTS ARE MARKEDLY DIFFERENT. OUT: ATTENDED THE SEMINAR. DUR: 46"

7.  ZIMBABWE ATTRACTED NEARLY THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION TOURIST LAST YEAR AND THE NUMBER'S SAID TO BE GROWING. WITH THAT SELLING POINT, ZIMBABWE'S PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE, HOPES TO ATTRACT SINGAPOREAN INVESTMENTS INTO ITS TOURISM INDUSTRY. OUT:...TRADING OFFICE HERE. DUR: 1.14"

8.  THAILAND AND MYANMAR ARE TRYING TO DEFUSE TENSE BILATERAL RELATIONS. IN A RARE-MOVE, MYANMAR SENT A HIGH-LEVEL DELEGATION TO HOLD TALKS WITH TOP THAI-OFFICIALS IN BANGKOK. RELATIONS WERE STRAINED SINCE MARCH, WHEN MYANMAR ACCUSED THAILAND OF GIVING SHELTER TO REBELS LOYAL TO THE OPIUM WARLORD, KHUN SA. SINCE THEN, MYANMAR HAS CLOSED ITS BORDER WITH THAILAND.

9.  THE SINGAPORE OLYMPIC ACADEMY'S FIRST INTERNATIONAL SESSION WAS OPENED THIS EVENING BY THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE SINGAPORE NATIONAL OLYMPIC COUNCIL, REAR-ADMIRAL TEO CHEE HEAN. THE ONE-YEAR OLD ACADEMY WAS SET UP TO SPREAD THE OLYMPIC IDEALS OF SPORTSMANSHIP AND FAIRPLAY. CLARENCE CHANG REPORTS ON THE ACADEMY'S AIM TO BRING ITS MESSAGE TO SCHOOLS OVER THE NEXT 2 YEARS. OUT: ENDS ON SATURDAY. DUR: 1.09

10.  THE U.S GOVERNMENT WILL REMAIN PARTIALLY CLOSED FOR A SECOND DAY AS TALKS TO END A BUDGET CRISIS REMAIN DEADLOCKED. THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE REPUBLICAN-CONTROLLED CONGRESS COULD REACH NO AGREEMENT AFTER TWO MARATHON MEETINGS. AND SO WITH NO FURTHER TALKS SCHEDULED TO BALANCE THE BUDGET THOUSANDS OF FEDERAL WORKERS HAVE BEEN SENT HOME. OUT:...SPENDING BILL. DUR: 1.18. THE BUDGET CRISIS IN THE UNITED STATES IS ALSO AFFECTING AMERICAN CONSULATES ABROAD. ACROSS THE AISA PACIFIC, THOUSANDS FACED DELAYS, AS ALL BUT EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE SUSPENDED. THE U.S EMBASSY IN TOKYO, AS IN OTHER CITIES, STOPPED ISSUING TOURIST AND BUSINESS VISAS.

11.  TWO OF TAIWAN'S RULING KUOMINTANG PARTY VICE-CHAIRMEN HAVE TEAMED-UP-TO FIGHT AGAINST THEIR PARTY CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT LEE TENG-HUI, IN THE MARCH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS. MR LIN YANG-KANG AND MR HAU PEI-TSUN BOTH ADVOCATE REUNIFICATION WITH CHINA.  SPEAKING OUT-AGAINST THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION, MR LIN SAID THAT UNDER PRESIDENT LEE THERE HAD BEEN FINANCIAL INSTABILITY ....RELATIONS BETWEEN TAIWAN AND CHINA HAD DETERIORATED... AND THERE WAS A FEELING OF NATIONAL INSECURITY. THE SPLIT IN THE RULING-PARTY HAS CAUSED FEARS OF POLITICAL INSTABILITY IN TAIWAN. BUSINESS LEADERS ARE AFRAID IT MIGHT DISCOURAGE INVESTMENTS IN THE COUNTRY.

12.  SOUTH KOREA'S STATE TELEVISION SAYS FORMER PRESIDENT ROH TAE WOO WILL BE ARRESTED TOMORROW. THE REPORT CAME AS MR ROH APPEARED IN THE PROSECUTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE TODAY - TO BE QUESTIONED FOR A SECOND TIME OVER THE ILLEGAL MILLIONS HE AMASSED WHILE IN OFFICE. PROSECUTORS SAY MR ROH'S BEING INTERROGATED AS A POSSIBLE SUSPECT, NO LONGER JUST A WITNESS. QUESTIONING FOCUSED ON THE ISSUE OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS IN THE 1992 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. A RULING PARTY LEADER HAS WARNED THAT MR ROH'S ARREST WILL LEAD TO A SWEEPING CHANGE IN SOUTH KOREAN POLITICS...A REMARK THE OPPOSITION HAS REACTED ANGRILY TO. THEY SAY IT'S THE START OF A RULING PARTY CAMPAIGN TO POLITICALLY KILL-OFF PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL KIM DAE-JUNG. MR KIM HAS ALREADY ADMITTED TAKING 2.5 MILLION U.S DOLLARS FROM MR ROH.

13.  DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER LEE HSIEN LOONG SAYS QUALITY MUST GO HAND-IN-HAND WITH INNOVATION IF SINGAPORE IS TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE. SINGAPOREANS, HE SAID, MUST MAKE BETTER USE-OF LABOUR AND CAPITAL AND DEVELOP BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS THAT OPEN-UP NEW FRONTIERS. DPM LEE WAS SPEAKING AT THE LAUNCH OF THE ANNUAL PRODUCTIVITY CAMPAIGN, WHICH WILL HAVE THE THEME INNOVATION AND QUALITY FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. OUT:...THE WINNING FIRMS. DUR: 1.10" OUT:...MINDS OF PATIENTS. DUR: 1.04

14.  IN OSAKA, MINISTERS FROM THE ASIA PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION GROUPING ARE MAKING LAST-DITCH EFFORTS TO ARRIVE AT AN "ACTION AGENDA" FOR A REGIONAL FREE TRADE AREA. AND ACCORDING TO SINGAPORE MINISTERS ATTENDING THE APEC MEETING, DIFFERENCES ARE CLOSING. SHAUN SEOW REPORTS. ENDS....IN OSAKA. VT: 1.44 MIN. AND MALAYSIA HAS PROPOSED INSERTING A NON BINDING CLAUSE IN THE ACTION AGENDA TO BE ADOPTED BY APEC LEADERS THIS WEEKEND. MALAYSIA'S INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY MINISTER RAFIDAH AZIZ SAYS THE PROPOSAL WILL GO SOME WAY TOWARDS APPEASING THE ANXIETY OF SOME MEMBERS. ALTHOUGH APEC MAY BE THE CATCHPHRASE ALL DAY THIS WEEK, ASEAN ALSO GOT A MENTION. ASEAN MINISTERS MET INFORMALLY TO REVIEW KEY DECISIONS MADE AT THE LAST ECONOMIC MEETING IN BRUNEI IN SEPTEMBER. THE MINISTERS HAVE DECIDED ON MOST OF THE ECONOMIC AGENDA FOR NEXT MONTH'S ASEAN SUMMIT IN BANGKOK. PEK SIOK LIAN WITH THE STORY. ENDS.....NEWS FIVE OSAKA

15.  THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS AFRICA MUST JOIN THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC REVOLUTION THAT HAS SWEPT UP ASIA AND PARTS OF SOUTH AMERICA. HE WAS SPEAKING AT A DINNER HELD IN HONOUR OF THE VISITING ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT. OUT:...TOMORROW MORNING.