Ho Chi Minh City has approved a project to create a more efficient civil service by 2030 to better serve the public while promoting its growth.

Information provided by the public, the media, and voters have helped Ho Chi Minh City discipline 97 Party members who committed violations, receiving punishments ranging from warnings to being expelled from the Party, said Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan.

Eight groups are subject to pension, and social insurance and monthly allowance adjustments from July 1, 2018.

Japan has shared its policy experiences and methods for training public officials in two books – a result of the cooperation between the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and JICA.