The National Assembly has approved a 44 trillion VND budget to support hundreds of thousands of civil servants affected by organizational streamlining.

Nguyen Van Nen, Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee, emphasized that the unification of HCMC, Binh Duong, and Ba Ria - Vung Tau marks the beginning of building a global-scale megacity and a powerful growth engine for the Southeast region.

During the merger of administrative units, it is essential to ensure transparent, open, and professional management of land and public assets, particularly in areas with high development potential, to prevent loss, waste, and group interests.

The Government has approved a sweeping reorganization to reduce administrative units and streamline governance.

Civil servants working in public service units and commune-level cadres and civil servants will be ineligible for direct recruitment, which involves hiring individuals for civil servant positions without a standard recruitment process.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 9 chaired a government meeting which focused on accelerating the reorganisation of administrative units and the building of a two-level local administration model.

Individuals who pass the civil service exam will be appointed to suitable positions and receive salaries corresponding to the civil service rank without undergoing a probationary period.

Under a constitutional amendment draft, the Prime Minister will appoint provincial chairpersons and deputies during the administrative restructuring process.

Plans to merge communes in Dien Chau, Yen Thanh, and Quynh Luu highlight risks of ignoring history and community cohesion.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that reforming state governance and perfecting the political system must be carried out thoroughly, decisively, and without compromise.

Major provinces downsize administrative units, giving rise to some of the country’s largest wards.

The sweeping reform aims to streamline the state apparatus and strengthen grassroots governance.

Vietnam’s two major cities will gain 30 more council seats each under a proposed administrative reform law.

Vietnam forms a high-level committee led by General Secretary To Lam to drive institutional and legal reform.

The decision to name Da Nang as a centrally governed city, after merging with Quang Nam, will reinforce the city’s stature and pivotal role.

The Local Government Department has submitted a report to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on the quantity and quality of commune-level cadres and officials across 63 provinces and centrally governed cities.

Merging provinces could boost real estate prices, but some areas may see declines, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment (MAE).

For the new wards and communes in Hanoi that are not located within prominent localities, the city prioritizes using names of historical sites or traditional cultural landmarks in the area for naming.

A new province, created from the merger of Khanh Hoa and Ninh Thuan provinces, is expected to focus on high-tech industries and premium coastal tourism, and become a hub for national renewable energy.

The new organizational model for the People's Court system will comprise three levels: the Supreme People's Court, provincial and centrally-governed city People's Courts, and regional People's Courts.