PM urges two-level local admistrations to shift to proactive service
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh noted that the two-level local administration model in the Mekong Delta has been fundamentally well implemented, showing steady progress, gradual improvement, and increasing operational stability.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh inspects operations at the Public Administrative Service Centre of Ninh Kieu ward in Can Tho city. (Photo: VNA)
Can Tho (VNA) - During an on-site inspection at the Ninh Kieu ward Public Administrative Service Centre in Can Tho city on July 13, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emph꧙asised that a key requirement in implementing the two-level local government model is shifting from a passive to a proactive and se🙈rvice-oriented approach.
This transition is vital to better serve citizens and businesses, create new development opportunities, generate fresh momentum, and ensure smooth, effective, and uninterrupted administration without leaving any locality neglected, he stressed.
At the meeting, the PM noted that the two-level local administration model in the Mekong Delta has been fundamentally well implemented, showing steady progress, gradual improvement, and increasing operational stability.
He called on Party committees, local authorities, the Vietnam Fatherland Front, and socio-political organisations to promptly and effectively implement the Politburo’s Conclusion No. 177, which mandates resolute and efficient actions to ensure seamless and stable operations of two-level administrative units in each locality.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh assigns tasks to officials and public employees at the Public Administrative Service Centre of Ninh Kieu ward. (Photo: VNA)
Highlighting the need to further strengthen the spirit of public service, the PM urged relevant agencies to enhance database connectivity, expand public outreach, and promote the role of digital community support teams, particularly to assist citizens unfamiliar with digital tools. He also recommended assigning staff to work beyond regular hours to accommodate people unable to complete administrative procedures during standard working times.
Later the same day, in commemoration of the 78th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27, 1947 – 2025), PM Chinh offered incense in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh and fallen heroes at the Can Tho city Martyrs’ Cemetery, the final resting place of nearly 3,800 soldiers who laid down their lives during the national resistance wars and in the fulfilment of noble international duties./.
Party General Secretary To Lam stressed the need for the people to be served faster and better while inspecting the implementation of the two-tier local administration model in Xuan Hoa ward and Tan Vinh Loc commune in Ho Chi Minh City on June 29.
By reorganising the administrative system from three to two levels, with the district level removed, the authority and responsibility of commune/ward administrations will be strengthened, and efficiency will be improved, thus better serving citizens.
This positive response stems from a shift not only in thinking but also in action among commune and ward leaders and officials, marked by a service-oriented attitude, enhanced decentralisation, proactive law enforcement, and the restructuring of an operating system that is more transparent and modern.
The Prime Minister pledged full support for foreign investors, particularly those from Japan, to operate in Vietnam, stressing a commitment to “harmonised interests and shared risks”.
State President Luong Cuong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh cabled congratulatory messages to French President Emmanuel Macron and PM François Bayrou respectively.
A delegation from the Ministry of National Defence led by Deputy Minister Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien on July 14 inspected key locations for second Vietnam-Cambodia Border Defence Friendship Exchange in November.
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State President Luong Cuong, Chairman of the Council of National Defence and Security and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, presided over a ceremony in Hanoi on July 14 to hand over promotion decisions to leaders of the Ministry of National Defence and the Ministry of Public Security.
Friendship is one of the most profound characteristics of the bilateral ties, forged over a long history full of ups and downs, with both nations cherishing this uniqueness through their ability to look back on the shared past with calmness and goodwill, said French Ambassador to Vietnam Olivier Brochet.
NA Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh Thanh highly appreciated the role of the French Parliament in the APF and congratulated France on successfully hosting APF-50.
Shear highlighted the significant strides made in the Vietnam–US relationship over the past three decades. Two-way trade has reached 150 billion USD, tens of thousands of Vietnamese students are studying and conducting research in the US, and robust people-to-people exchanges have continued to flourish.
“I personally do not think that we would have the relationship we do today, nor do I think Vietnam would be the safe, the secure, the stable, the prosperous country it is, if it weren't for the fact that it was the Vietnamese Government that trusted and said, ‘We want to help you,’” Director of the US Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Kelly McKeague said.
This is the first time Vietnam’s National Assembly has participated in the event, which brought together over 550 delegates from 59 countries and territories, at vice-presidential level.
Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vu Hong Thanh held talks with Vice President of the National Assembly of Côte d’Ivoire Woi Mela Gaston, and met with Vice President of the Senate Sarra Fadika Sako as part of his official visit to the African country July 9 to 12.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a conference on July 13 focused on the operation of the two-tier local government model, the progress of key transport infrastructure projects, and the implementation of the Mekong Delta's sustainable one-million-hectare low-emission and high-quality rice cultivation plan.
US Ambassador Marc Knapper affirmed that the US is ready to continue working with Vietnam to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation and advance the bilateral relationship, based on mutual respect for each other’s independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political systems.
