This decision stipulates that in the second quarter of this year, all ministries, ministerial-level and government agencies and provincial and municipal people’s committees should work closely with relevant agencies to scrutinize all legal and administrative documents relating to the management of Vietnam’s representative agencies abroad, particularly expenditures for these agencies and offices belonging to different ministries and sectors.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be responsible for providing relevant documentation on all functions, tasks, authorities, organisational structures and working conditions for each representative agency.

The PM also asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Finance, plus other relevant ministries and sectors, to complete an inventory of assets, material facilities, and budget allocations for staff sent to work abroad through the end of this year.