Vietnam PM urges better control of price hikes.

Text of report in English by Vietnamese radio text website on 2 June

[Unattributed report: "PM requests control over price hikes"]

Ministries, sectors and localities must take comprehensive measures to control price hikes and closely monitor fluctiations in the prices of land and houses, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

PM Dung delivered the request at the government's regular meeting which was held in the capital city of Hanoi on June 1.

The leader pointed out a number of major solutions for the second half of this year to foster socio-economic development, including the adoption of mechanisms and policies to iron out snags in hindering …