Vietnam's ministries and localities will continue administrative reform under 11 newly issued Government resolutions on delegation of authority, decentralisation and streamlined procedures, the Vietnam News Agency reported.
Procedures and requirements reduced
The Ministry of Justice said reform work stayed on track in September and the third quarter of 2026. Agencies continued receiving, processing and returning administrative results, while upgrading and linking databases used for administrative services.
In the third quarter, ministries and ministerial-level agencies moved to eliminate 188 procedures, simplify 225 and abolish 39 business registration requirements in legal documents submitted for promulgation. They assessed the impact of 1,005 procedures and appraised 916 others across 116 draft legal documents.
As of September, 1,191 internal administrative procedures had been announced. Ministries and agencies launched plans to cut or simplify 792 of them, or 66.5%. Local authorities planned to ease 732 of 948 procedures, or 77.21%.
All 774 procedures covered by Government Resolution 66.7/2025/NQ-CP had been restructured. The ministries of finance, home affairs, justice and health also announced and restructured 77 additional procedures that use data from established databases.
Nearly half of dossiers lack clear online information
The National Public Service Portal still has a transparency problem: 47.7% of administrative dossiers had not been integrated or published with clear information on receipt and processing. Some ministries also continued to record high numbers of overdue dossiers.
Database digitisation and data reuse remain incomplete. Only 39 of 70 databases, or 55.7%, had finished the work.
Deadlines for the next stage
The Ministry of Justice urged 11 ministries and ministerial-level agencies and 24 provincial People's Committees to follow Resolution 258/NQ-CP. Amendments needed to formalise cuts, delegation and simplification must be accelerated so that they take effect before 1 March 2027.
Agencies must also complete the centralised administrative information system, synchronise dossier status and expand the use of data already held by state bodies instead of requesting the same documents again. Electronic processes and eForms for frequently used procedures are to be tested and completed before 30 November under the 100-day Action Plan.
Sources: VietnamPlus / Vietnam News Agency
