PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam newspapers - March 17

HANOI, March 17 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in the official Vietnamese press on Monday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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VIETNAM NEWS

-- Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called on the State Bank of Vietnam, the central bank, to take simultaneous steps to control inflation and achieve high economic growth.

-- HT Mobile has received a licence to invest in changing its existing CDMA technology-based service with 200,000 subscribers to GSM technology. The carrier is a $650-million venture with Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd (2332.HK: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) (HTX.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz).

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NHAN DAN

-- The Health Ministry warned people about cholera and said they should be careful about eating food from sidewalk vendors.

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