PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam newspapers - April 4

HANOI, April 4 (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

-- Interbank lending rates rose on Thursday, hitting 17 percent a year on some loans while the number of deals have declined, with borrowers mainly small banks in Ho Chi Minh City.

-- Medical prices should be kept unchanged through June, Deputy Health Minister Cao Minh Quang told all provincial health authorities.

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THANH NIEN

-- State oil group Petrovietnam said its revenues jumped 71.3 percent in the first quarter from the same period last year to 69.39 trillion dong ($4.3 billion).