PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam newspapers - June 4

HANOI, June 4 (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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FINANCIAL NEWS:

TUOI TRE

-- Listed companies on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange .VNI have been asked to establish provisional funds for securities depreciation and other financial risks.

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THOI BAO KINH TE VIETNAM

-- The Ministry of Construction urged domestic producers to import clinker from non-Asean countries and regions to ease the pressure on prices of clinker imported from Asean. Vietnam waived import taxes from 5-10 percent on clinker from May 26.

-- Partly-private Saigon Commercial Bank has raised interest rates on dong deposits to 16 percent a year.