PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam newspapers - February 27

HANOI, Feb 27 (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

-- Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will visit Britain, Germany and Ireland between March 3 and 11.

-- Vietnam's industrial output reached nearly 100 trillion dong ($6.2 billion) in the first two months of this year, an increase of 16.3 percent from the same period last year, the Industry and Trade Ministry said.

-- The International Finance Corp will provide 300 billion dong ($18.7 million) more to Sacombank STB.HM to fund home mortgages and home improvement loans, taking IFC's credit to the lender to 800 billion dong.

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THANH NIEN

-- Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung said lending to home buyers would continue to develop the property market. He said the current "hot" property market was the result of a lack of supply.

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TUOI TRE

-- There is a severe shortage of doctors in Vietnam, Hanoi Medical School Rector Nguyen Lan Viet said. Hospitals now need an extra 2,000 doctors to meet treatment demand.

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