Vietnam's leading industrial park developer Becamex IDC on July 16 signed a cooperation agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, aiming to integrate international sustainability standards into the practical operations of its industrial parks in Vietnam.

Vietnam’s rollout of two-tier local administration model and restructuring of provincial administrative units is a sound policy that conforms to global trends. Dr. Luong Tuan Anh from the UK’s De Montfort University told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)'s resident reporters in London.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Institute of Economics under the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences hosted a national forum on July 15 aiming to establish a new growth model for Vietnam for the 2026–2030 period, with vision to 2045.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 13 chaired a conference to review the implementation of the two-tier local government model in Can Tho city and other localities in the Mekong Delta region.

VOV.VN - The National Election Council held its first meeting in Hanoi on July 9 to discuss preparations for the election of deputies to the National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 term, slated for March 15, 2026.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH), in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), launched the project "Strengthening the Capacity Development System for Health Professional through Telemedicine" in Hanoi on July 8.

Vietnam’s bold move to merge 63 centrally governed provinces and cities into 34 units and adopt a two-tier local government system will bring about medium-term benefits, according to Associate Professor Li Junkai from the Institute for Global South Studies under Tianjin University.

Vietnam’s shift to a two-tier local administration model marked a historic institutional reform, underscoring the country’s determination to streamline its state apparatus, making it more efficient, effective, and closer to the people. The change has drawn great attention from Indonesian scholars and the Vietnamese community living and working in the country.

The Hanoi People’s Council has passed 11 key resolutions to ensure the effective operation of the two-tier local government model, which officially took effect from July 1, 2025.

VOV.VN - At 6 a.m. on July 1, Bat Nha bells and drums, a sacred Buddhist ritual symbolising “prajna” or transcendent wisdom, rang out simultaneously at more than 18,000 pagodas across Vietnam, marking a moment of nationwide prayer for peace and prosperity as the two-tier local government model officially comes into effect.