Beijing, Aug. 5 -- The pilot rollout of "socialist communes/wards" in Hanoi is an important step concretising the development orientations set out at the Communist Party of Vietnam's 14th National Congress, and helping strengthen grassroots governance as Vietnam implements a two-tier local administration model, according to a Chinese scholar. Speaking to Vietnam News Agency (VNA) correspondents in China, Professor Zhu Chenming, Honorary Director of the Institute of South and Southeast Asian Studies under the Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences, said the direct attention and direction of Party General Secretary and State President To Lam towards the pilot programme reflects the practical need to renew grassroots governance methods and provid...