Resolution on reorganization of provincial-level administrative units officially approved
Under a resolution approved by the National Assembly on June 12, Vietnam has 34 centrally-run cities and provinces.
Topic: administrative units
Proposed names for 34 provincial-level administrative units after mergers
Under Resolution No. 60-NQ/TW of its 11th plenum, that was held on April 10-12, the 13thParty Central Committee agreed on a policy to restructure provincial-level administrative units across the country, reducing the total from 63 to 34 units, comprising 28 provinces and 6 centrally-governed cities.
First meeting of Steering committee for re-organizing administrative units held
Under a proposal from the Government, about one-third of the responsibilities currently handled by district-level administrations will be transferred to provincial authorities, while decentralizing the remaining two-thirds to the commune-level administrations.