Vietnam’s bold move to merge 63 centrally governed provinces and cities into 34 units and adopt a two-tier local government system will bring about medium-term benefits, according to Associate Professor Li Junkai from the Institute for Global South Studies under Tianjin University.

The Hanoi People’s Council has passed 11 key resolutions to ensure the effective operation of the two-tier local government model, which officially took effect from July 1, 2025.

VOV.VN - At 6 a.m. on July 1, Bat Nha bells and drums, a sacred Buddhist ritual symbolising “prajna” or transcendent wisdom, rang out simultaneously at more than 18,000 pagodas across Vietnam, marking a moment of nationwide prayer for peace and prosperity as the two-tier local government model officially comes into effect.

VOV.VN - The implementation of a two-tier local government model marks a bold and necessary move to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and performance of the state apparatus at all levels, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Thanh Binh.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s new two-tier local government model, set to launch on July 1, 2025, reflects what Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh calls a bold step to streamline the administrative apparatus and stimulate national growth.

VOV.VN - After more than a month of sitting, the National Assembly concluded its ninth session in Hanoi on June 27, approving landmark decisions, laws and resolutions hailed as revolutionary.

VOV.VN - Hanoi will implement a reorganized two-tier local government model, comprising the municipal and commune levels, in line with guidance from the central government, starting July 1, 2025.

VOV.VN - An international press conference was held in Hanoi on June 17 to detail the amendment and supplementation of certain articles of the 2013 Constitution and the implementation of the two-tier local government model in Vietnam starting from July 1, 2025.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly is scheduled to pass a resolution on the reorganisation of provincial-level administrative units on June 12, according to the revised work programme of the current ninth session of the legislature.

VOV.VN - The number of Vietnamese citizens giving opinions on the proposed amendments to the 2013 Constitution via the VNeID app has increased significantly in recent days, amounting to more than 17,100,000 as of May 26, according to the Ministry of Justice.