PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam newspapers - March 21

HANOI, March 21 (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.

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VIETNAM NEWS

-- Sacombank Leasing, an unit of Sacombank STB.HM, has secured a 5-year, $8 million loan from the Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO)

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SAIGON GIAI PHONG

-- Exports of aquatic products are expected to reach $4 billion this year, government officials said.

-- The military-run mobile phone operator Viettel Mobile has cut tariffs for local calls in Ho Chi Minh City by nearly 40 percent as it moves to increase the number of subscribers.

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