Vietnam’s top leaders urge truth-telling and bold action to overcome institutional inertia and drive real change.

Ho Chi Minh City has launched a major administrative reform campaign targeting efficiency, transparency, and reduced burdens for businesses.

Project 06 stipulates developing applications of population data, identification, and electronic authentication in support of national digital transformation from 2022 to 2025 with a vision to 2030.

From October 1, Ho Chi Minh City will fully transition all administrative services to digital platforms, ending paper-based submissions in a major digital government push.

The Prime Minister has approved a 35% cut in processing time for driver’s licenses and major reductions in registration fees nationwide.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has submitted a draft amendment to the Law on Public Employees, introducing several new provisions on recruitment, utilization, management, and evaluation of public employees.

Starting August 1, citizen ID numbers will serve as the official ID for social insurance, marking a milestone in administrative modernization.

As of August 1, ministries and agencies had cut 115 administrative procedures, 118 business conditions, and simplified 691 others in line with the 2025–2026 reform agenda.

Vietnam’s new administrative model aims to reduce red tape, empower local governments, and accelerate enterprise growth.

Fifty years after the end of the war and national reunification, Vietnam is embarking on a new great revolution - a sweeping reform involving the merger of provinces and streamlining of the administrative apparatus.

Vietnam abolishes districts, streamlines ministries, and sets a new course for national growth.

On June 12, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man signed Resolution No.202/2025/QH15 on the restructuring of Vietnam’s provincial-level administrative units.

The Vietnamese Government aims to have all administrative procedures related to businesses handled entirely online by the end of this year, regardless of administrative boundaries.

Efficient and transparent handling of administrative procedures has long been recognised as a key factor in fostering socio-economic development, enhancing public trust, and improving the investment climate.

From Ho Chi Minh City to Gia Lai, local leaders outline bold plans for economic development.

The July 1 restructuring of administrative units prompts a national overhaul in spatial and regional planning.

The Ministry of Finance is currently seeking public feedback on a draft decision by the Prime Minister to issue a new list of administrative divisions and their corresponding codes for Vietnam.

The Ministry of Construction is moving to reduce administrative procedures for projects with approved 1/500 detailed planning, as part of a push to cut red tape and boost efficiency in the construction sector.