PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam newspapers - May 6

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HANOI, May 6 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in the official Vietnamese press on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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FINANCIAL NEWS:

TUOI TRE

-- Samsung is set to build its first mobile phone plant in Vietnam with an estimated investment of $670 million, said Nguyen Van Dao, deputy general director of Samsung Vina.

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THOI BAO KINH TE VIETNAM

-- Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company VNM.HM announced its revenues in the first quarter this year reached 1.8 trillion dong ($113 million), up 30.65 percent from a year earlier and net profit fell 3 percent to 309.2 billion dong ($19.3 million).

-- Standard Chartered has raised its share ownership at Asia Commercial Bank ACB.HN to 15 percent and also acquired a total of 15.86 percent of the bank's convertible bonds.  Continued...

 

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