Hanoi: Vietnam is planning to reduce the number of provinces by half and slash commune-level authorities by up to 70 percent, further expanding a streamlining drive that aims to cut billions of ...

HANOI: Vietnam is planning to reduce the number of provinces by half and slash commune-level authorities by up to 70 per cent, further expanding a streamlining drive that aims to cut billions of ...

OF late, there has been a rash of seminars, media discussions and loaded commentaries on the idea of increasing the number of provinces in Pakistan. Some entities have proposed converting the existing ...