* Apollo Global Management is proposing a merger of
its Core Media Group and Endemol, the TV production house behind
“Big Brother”.

HANOI, Oct 5 (Reuters) – These are some of the leading
stories in the official Vietnamese press on Friday. Reuters has
not verified these stories and does not vouch for their
accuracy.

BERLIN/PARIS, Oct 5 (Reuters) – EADS and BAE
Systems have edged closer towards winning political
backing for a $45 billion merger amid positive signals from
Britain and France, but German…