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HCM City launches Public Administrative Service Centre

The People’s Committee of HCM City held a ceremony on December 31 to make debut its Public Administrative Service Centre, marking a significant step forward in advancing administrative reform and building a modern, efficient public administration.

Government pushes administrative reforms to enforce institutional changes

In the final days of 2025, as many agencies entered their familiar annual review cycle, an Official Dispatch with concise, direct language, clear deadlines, and specific individual responsibilities was sent throughout the entire system.

It’s time for Vietnam to modernize how holidays are managed

The recent proposal to grant a four-day New Year holiday in 2026 is more than a reason for national celebration - it is a reminder that Vietnam’s management of public holidays needs modernization.

Hanoi goes fully digital for land data procedures

Starting today, all procedures for requesting land information and data in Hanoi must be completed online, with no in-person submissions accepted.

Can all land procedures be transferred to wards and communes?

It is very difficult, and even not feasible, to confirm whether the communal/ward level has sufficient capacity to undertake land registration.

Land registration procedures: Which gov’t office is better for citizens?

The proposal that the provincial land registration office be the sole point of contact for handling land procedures has received mixed opinions.

25 full-online public services launched to digitize Vietnam's administration

As of October 1, 2025, Vietnamese citizens can complete 25 essential administrative procedures entirely online, eliminating the need for printed documents, long waits, and repeated in-person visits.

Vietnam to cut or simplify nearly 800 administrative procedures

Taking effect from January 1, 2026, to February 28, 2027, Resolution No. 66.7/2025/NQ-CP stipulates the replacement or reduction of dossier components by exploiting and using corresponding information from national and sectoral databases.

Ho Chi Minh City mandates 30% cut in administrative costs by year-end

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

Facing the truth: Vietnam’s call for reform-driven leadership

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

Vietnam targets full online provision of public services by 2025

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.

HCM City to digitize 100% of administrative procedures by October 1

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.

Driver’s license now issued in 4.5 days under sweeping new reforms

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

Ministry proposes abolishing salary ranking based on professional titles

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.

Vietnam shifts to citizen ID for all social insurance procedures

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

PM urges faster streamlining of administrative procedures, business conditions

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.

Two-tier government reform promises new momentum for businesses

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

Administrative apparatus streamlining: revolution opens new era

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’s third national restructuring ushers in bold new era

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

AI assistant facilitates search for newly established administrative units

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.