Vietnamese income lags far behind regional average
	Saturday,  March 31,2012,02:05 (GMT+7) HANOI – Vietnam’s average income per capita is still far behind that of China and several ASEAN nations, needless to say the gap is widening, though local people’s wealth has increased much since the country’s reform and market openness.

Ministry urges EVN to fix dam leakage
	Saturday,  March 31,2012,02:04 (GMT+7) HANOI – The Ministry of Industry and Trade has told Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) to take drastic measures to plug the water leakage from Song Tranh 2 hydropower dam before the flooding season comes.

Ministry ready to submit housing saving fund scheme
	Thursday,  March 29,2012,22:26 (GMT+7) HANOI – The Ministry of Construction will submit to the Government the scheme on housing saving fund this April, aiming to start the pilot operation in Hanoi and HCMC late this year or early 2013.

Few pork samples positive for harmful additives
	Thursday,  March 29,2012,22:14 (GMT+7) HANOI – Only 1.2% of the pork samples collected in Dong Nai Province for quality testing is detected to contain lean-meat additives, said the Animal Husbandry Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Ministry seeks to take back unused land
	Wednesday,  March 28,2012,20:57 (GMT+7) HANOI – The Ministry of Finance is exploring measures to make the most of land unused or inefficiently used by State-owned enterprises in a bid to generate revenues for the State budget.

Stricter sanctions issued for consumer protection
	Wednesday,  March 28,2012,20:49 (GMT+7) HANOI – Any entity transferring customer information without permission will face hefty penalties since the Government has issued a decree specifying sanctions against administrative violations in an effort to protect consumer rights.

EU ambassadors to convene meeting in Hanoi
	Tuesday,  March 27,2012,21:45 (GMT+7) HANOI - The annual regional meeting of European Union Ambassadors will take place in Hanoi from March 28 to 30, gathering together some 30 ambassadors of the Delegations of the European Union from Asia, Central Asia, Gulf and the Pacific countries.

Lam Dong urges hydro-power plants to discharge water
	Tuesday,  March 27,2012,21:45 (GMT+7) HCMC – Parts of the Dong Nai River flowing through Lam Dong Province is running out of water since hydro power plants block the flows without discharging it downstream as usual, posing difficulties for agriculutural production.

Ministry to inspect large hydropower dams
	Tuesday,  March 27,2012,21:07 (GMT+7) HCMC – The Ministry of Industry and Trade will enhance inspection and supervision on the development of hydropower dams nationwide to guarantee safety, said Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Hoang Quoc Vuong.

Ministry says tacking hospital overload the top job
	Tuesday,  March 27,2012,21:05 (GMT+7) HANOI – Addressing hospital overloads is one of the key issues the medical sector must deal with during 2011-2016, Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said at the sixth congress of the eighth National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Monday.