First up, from Vietnam+, December 3, 2024:
Nine ministries and agencies under the Government will be consolidated under a resolution on streamlining and optimising the political system, Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra told the Vietnam News Agency.
Hanoi (VNA) – Nine ministries and agencies under the Government will be consolidated under a resolution on streamlining and optimising the political system, Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra told the Vietnam News Agency.
Accordingly, the Government will reduce its organisational structure from 30 to 21 administrative bodies, including 13 ministries, four ministerial-level agencies, and four Government bodies.
Notable ministerial consolidations include a merger between the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance, potentially becoming the Ministry of Finance and Development Investment or the Ministry of Economic Development.
The Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Construction will combine to form the Ministry of Infrastructure and Urban Development.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will be merged with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to create the Ministry of Agriculture, and Natural Resources and Environment....
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And January 5:
Vietnam to cut at least one-fifth of public workforce in major overhaul
The Vietnamese Government plans to reduce the civil service workforce by at least 20% as part of an ongoing administrative reform initiative aimed at streamlining the state apparatus while maintaining the quality of services.
