PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam newspapers - May 12

HANOI, May 12 (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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FINANCIAL NEWS:

TUOI TRE

-- Military Bank had invested 2.5 trillion dong ($154.7 million) in in government treasuries and corporate bonds and 291 billion dong ($18 million) in in listed companies' shares.

-- Philips Carbon Black from India signed an agreement with a consortium of local companies to invest $65 million in a black coal plant in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau.

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THOI BAO KINH TE VIETNAM

-- Local enterprises had registered to invest in 217 hydro-electric projects with an estimated total capacity of 4,100 megawatts, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade.