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.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 30 attended a ceremony to launch the two-tier administration model of new Hai Phong city, which is formed by merging Hai Phong city and Hai Duong province - a move that he described as a significant millstone marking the start of a new but challenging development journey.

VOV.VN - Da Nang has initially preliminarily selected and identified nine venues to be used for its Free Trade Zones to take shape in the future.

The pilot organisation of urban administration in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang and the special mechanisms and policies for the development of Da Nang were discussed at a meeting of standing Government members in Hanoi on March 1.

HCM City is proposing a new urban administration model that aims to streamline the state governance system and ensure people’s rights and obligations.