National Assembly Chair Tran Thanh Man has signed certification of Resolution No. 252/2025 of the 15th National Assembly, which revises and supplements the National Master Plan for the 2021–2030 period with a vision to 2050.

A newly issued government decree sets detailed principles and procedures for defining civil servant job positions, from central agencies down to commune-level administrations.

Vietnam has begun applying a new list of particularly disadvantaged areas, clarifying how time spent in such locations is counted when considering early retirement.

Vietnam will continue trimming its public workforce in 2026, coupled with proposals to recalibrate salaries and allowances across the system.

General Secretary To Lam has put institutional reform at the center of Vietnam’s development strategy.

The Politburo and the Secretariat have approved a list of 29 civic associations at the central level that are assigned mandates by the Communist Party and the State.

Vietnam’s development journey enters a new chapter in 2026, where progress is no longer a result of stability, but a precondition for it.

If leading a country is like playing chess, then 2025 marked a year of carefully crafting a powerful board position. The question now is how Vietnam will make its strategic moves in 2026 and beyond.

Vietnam’s new Decree 370/2025 outlines staffing structures for provincial and local departments, with special provisions for Hanoi and HCM City.

City leaders urged to settle high-priority challenges post-merger, as Party discipline tightens.

Deputy National Assembly Chair Nguyen Khac Dinh affirmed that Vietnam’s Party and State currently have no policy to merge, split, or reorganize administrative units in the coming years.

A landmark decision in 2025 reshapes Vietnam’s administrative map, with far-reaching implications for governance.

Deputy PM Nguyen Hoa Binh presented a detailed progress report to the National Assembly, revealing a 5–15% workforce cut and enhanced regulatory measures.

The Politburo has issued a directive calling for urgent restructuring of commune-level schools and medical stations across Vietnam before year-end.

No longer are there scenes of people waiting or making multiple trips to process "Red Books". The decentralization of authority to resolve land procedures to the commune/ward level in some areas in Bac Ninh has helped citizens reduce travel time.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Home Affairs has firmly denied rumors that the country plans to reduce the number of provinces from 34 to 16.

The Vietnamese government sets limits on the number of provincial vice chairpersons depending on administrative structure and population.

The Politburo has greenlit a strategic initiative to standardize and modernize the classification of cities and localities.

Many experts believe that transferring the authority and functions of land registration office branches to communes will make administrative procedures more convenient for citizens, while allowing communes to manage land data.