HANOI, June 12 (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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VIETNAM NEWS

-- Japan's Canon Inc <7751.T> said it aimed to export $1 billion worth of printers made in Vietnam this year.

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NHAN DAN

-- President Nguyen Minh Triet and his wife will pay an official visit to the United States at the invitation of President George W. Bush from June 18 to June 23, the Foreign Ministry said.

-- Around 130,000 people will be relocated to make way for land clearance for major power plants and irrigation projects between now and 2010, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung said in a directive.

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SAIGON GIAI PHONG

-- Pepper prices have eased to 55,000 dong ($3.4) per kg, down 10,000 dong per kg from the end of May, the Vietnam Pepper Association said. Exports have totalled 40,000 tonnes so far this year with revenues reaching $110 million.

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LAO DONG

-- The battle against bird flu has not been effective because of a shortage of animal health workers at local levels, Deputy Agriculture Minister Bui Ba Bong said.

-- From July 1, tax authorities can press charges against individuals and corporations as part of a government's drive to crack down on tax evasion.

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TUOI TRE

-- A Vietnamese man in the southern province of An Giang had his penis cut by his wife after he got drunk.

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THANH NIEN

-- Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed to establish a representative consular office in Shanghai to grant entry visas for Chinese visitors.

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THOI BAO KINH TE VIETNAM

-- Three major Vietnamese financial companies with registered capital of between 1 trillion dong and 1.5 trillion dong ($62 million to $93 million) have sought central bank permission to start operations in the third quarter of this year.

-- Rubber export prices firmed to $2,300 to $2,400 a tonne from an average of $1,639 a tonne in the first quarter of this year. Latex output has been rising in southeastern provinces and in the Central Highlands.

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