Hanoi, Aug. 24 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed an urgent dispatch requiring stronger measures to reduce and simplify administrative procedures and business conditions, while ensuring smoother rollout of the two-tier local governance model.

The move follows the Government's Resolution No. 66/NQ-CP, issued on March 26, which set out a programme to cut red tape for businesses in 2025 and 2026. So far, 10 ministries and agencies have submitted streamlining plans, with the PM approving proposals to simplify 1,315 administrative procedures and cut 872 business conditions under the oversight of four ministries. Three other ministries are awaiting approval, while another three are still finalising their submissions.

The Government ...