Hanoi, May 12 -- After nearly one year of operation, the two-tier local government model has brought about considerable improvement in public service delivery, heard a seminar held in Hanoi on May 12 by the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) in coordination with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam, with support from the Australian and Irish embassies. Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Manh Hung, HCMA Vice President and Vice Chairman of the Central Theory Council, described the shift from a three-tier to the two-tier local administration model as a major governance reform in terms of authority allocation, responsibilities, resources and interactions between authorities and citizens. He noted that the new s...