PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam newspapers - March 28

HANOI, March 28 (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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FINANCIAL NEWS:

TUOI TRE

-- Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said prices of 10 essential commodities will not rise between now and June, including fuel, water, electricity, coal, bus tariffs, train fares and plane tickets, cement, steel, tuition and hospital fees.

-- The implementation of the one-percent trading band for shares and fund units helped stock markets rebound slightly. - - - -

THOI BAO KINH TE VIETNAM

-- The exchange rate between U.S. dollar and the Vietnamese dong rose sharply on Thursday. Banks bought the dollar at 16,120 dong, up 150 dong from late last week.

-- The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange .VNI has accepted Golden Lotus Securities Corporation as a member. The firm has a registered capital of 135 billion dong ($8.4 million).