The steering committee for restructuring, re-organising administrative units and developing a two-level local administration model gathered for the first time in Hanoi on March 13 under the chair of Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh, who is also head of the committee.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is expected to reduce the number of provincial-level administrative units by half and the number of grassroots-level administrative units (communes and wards) by 60-70% under a two-tier local government model, the Government Party Committee agreed at a meeting on March 11.

VOV.VN - The number of commune-level administrative units in Vietnam is expected to be cut from over 10,000 at present to 2,500 this year after the planned merger, according to Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh.

VOV.VN - The results of a public opinion survey on the reorganisation of the state apparatus and administrative units show overwhelming support from citizens, officials, and Party members, and this presents a golden opportunity to accelerate national development, according to a Party Secretary.

VOV.VN - The government will continue streamlining its administrative apparatus and preparing for the restructuring of the provincial- and district-level administrative units, alongside ensuring macroeconomic stability and promoting growth, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during the regular government meeting for February in Hanoi on March 5.

Despite the robust growth of Vietnam's shrimp exports with a presence in 107 markets worldwide, experts held that in order to maintain this momentum and effectively seize new market opportunities, the shrimp industry must proactively enhance production conditions and standardise processes from production to trade.

Commune-level public security officers will take on a greater role in handling administrative procedures for citizens and businesses, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) announced at a press briefing on February 28.

VOV.VN - The ongoing restructuring of administrative units in Vietnam is a major policy driven by practical demands, aiming to streamline the administrative apparatus, reduce staffing, and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of operations of local governments.

Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member, President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), and Chairman of the Central Theory Council, held a working session with Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Johan Ndisi in Hanoi on February 19 to step up cooperation in policy research, public administration.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has emphasized that digital transformation must be closely linked to the "revolution" of streamlining and restructuring the administrative apparatus, following the spirit of "five accelerations and breakthroughs."