PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam newspapers - April 8

HANOI, April 8 (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

-- Seafood processors in the southern province of Ca Mau have been operating at nearly one third of their capacity due to a shortage of material, provincial authorities said.

-- The State Securities Commission has banned securities brokerages from lending to investors who hold shares below the value of their loans.

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THOI BAO KINH TE VIETNAM

-- Tan Tao group ITA.HM has become the first private enterprise to win government approval to build a $6.7 billion thermal power plant.