Vietnam’s Decree No. 50 outlines how public assets will be handled after government mergers, separations, and dissolutions. Find out the key updates here.

Effective from March 1, Vietnam’s reformed government features 14 ministries and 3 central agencies, enabling faster decision-making, decentralization, and improved policy execution to spur economic growth.

In an unprecedented move, Vietnam has transferred 18 state-owned enterprises, including PetroVietnam and EVN, to the Ministry of Finance, reshaping state asset management.

Vietnam’s tax administration has been restructured into a three-tier system with 20 regional tax offices and 350 district tax teams, streamlining operations and eliminating the General Departments.

Under Decree No. 45/2025, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City may establish 15 departments and appoint up to 10 additional deputy directors, while other provinces are limited to 14 departments.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism now manages 25 organizational units, including new departments overseeing journalism, broadcasting, and digital media, following a government restructuring.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has assumed control of vocational education and 15 educational institutions from the Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs as part of government restructuring efforts.

Vietnam dissolves district-level police units, shifts driver’s license issuance to local police, and transfers judicial record management to the Ministry of Public Security under major reforms.

Vietnam Television (VTV) and Voice of Vietnam (VOV) have been restructured under new government decrees, defining their functions and expanding their organizational frameworks.

The Ho Chi Minh City Police have restructured operations by dissolving district police units, reducing administrative levels, and enhancing law enforcement efficiency.

From March 1, Vietnam’s Ministry of Health will oversee social protection and child welfare, while consolidating public health departments under a new government decree.

The Politburo has directed revisions to the Constitution and key laws to facilitate administrative mergers, the elimination of district-level governments, and the streamlining of political organizations. The amendments are to be completed by June 30.

The Politburo has proposed restructuring Vietnam’s local judicial system by discontinuing district-level courts and procuracies. The plan aims to streamline governance and enhance judicial efficiency.

Hundreds of readers have expressed support for the tentative plan to abolish the intermediate district level in the administrative system and delegate authority to the commune level.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) transferred its responsibility of ensuring cybersecurity to the Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) during a ceremony held in Hanoi on February 28.

The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) held a ceremony in Hanoi on February 28 to take over the responsibility of ensuring aviation security and launch the National Aviation Security Centre.

As part of the ministry’s new structure, district-level division of public security will be dissolved, and the ministry will take over five key state management tasks from various ministries starting March 1

The Commission for Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC) on February 28 transfered the rights and responsibilities of the agency representing state capital ownership to the Ministry of Finance.

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