Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked ministries to implement urgent relief measures to help central localities overcome the consequences of recent heavy rains and flooding.

The Party Central Committee's Politburo and Secretariat have urged efforts to further refine and enhance the efficiency of the political system and the two-tier local government model, according to Conclusion No. 202-KL/TW signed by Politburo member and Permanent Member of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu on October 31.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s national carrier has announced it will receive and transport relief goods free of charge for agencies, organizations, associations, and businesses to Hue, Da Nang, and Chu Lai airports in central Vietnam.

The Central Relief Committee under the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee has recently allocated three rounds of aid totalling VND428 billion (US$16.2 million) to support 17 provinces and cities in addressing the consequences of storms and floods.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered revision of overlapping regulations and building of a job-position framework as the basis for appropriate staffing to consolidate the two-tier local government system in November.

VOV.VN - Delegates at the 18th Congress of the Hanoi Party Committee have emphasized that science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, and the two-tier local government model are two breakthrough pillars boosting the capital’s rapid, sustainable, and modern development in the 2025-2030 period.

The northern province of Quang Ninh is ready to establish a sisterhood relationship with Cuban localities to foster development cooperation and mutual support, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Vu Dai Thang said during a reception for Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Rogelio Polanco Fuentes on October 13.

A delegation from Laos' Oudomxay province led by Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Governor Vongsavanh Saynhavong paid a working visit to Dien Bien province on October 9 to exchange experience in operating the two-tier local administration model.

Vietnam's industrial index of production (IIP) jumped 10% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, with gains recorded in all 34 localities, reported the Ministry of Finance's National Statistics Office (NSO).

After three months of implementation, the two-tier local administration model has shown positive progress, reflecting the Party’s wise and drastic leadership, and the responsible, creative efforts by authorities at all levels, sectors and localities, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.