The government submits a plan to merge provinces to the National Assembly.
After the reorganization, the country has 34 provincial-level administrative units, including 6 centrally-administered cities and 28 provinces.
On the morning of June 11th, the National Assembly heard the presentation and the verification report on the reorganization of provincial-level administrative units in 2025. National Assembly Vice Chairman Nguyen Khac Dinh presided over the session.
According to the proposal, the Government has developed 23 restructuring plans for 52 provincial-level administrative units to form 23 new provincial-level administrative units. After the restructuring, the country will have 34 provincial-level administrative units, including 6 centrally-administered cities and 28 provinces.
All 23 newly formed provincial-level administrative units after the reorganization have met the standards for provincial-level administrative units as stipulated in Article 4 of Resolution No. 76/2025/UBTVQH15.
The results of the public consultation showed a high level of consensus, with an average of 96.19% nationwide, and 100% of the People's Councils at the provincial, district, and commune levels in 52 provinces and cities voted in favor of the policy of rearranging provincial-level administrative units in their respective localities.
The total number of cadres, civil servants, and public employees according to the assigned quotas of agencies, organizations, and units at the provincial level in the 52 provinces and cities undergoing restructuring is 447,657 people (including 2,321 cadres, 79,118 civil servants, and 366,218 public employees).
The arrangement and allocation of the number of officials, civil servants, and public employees at the provincial level after the restructuring shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Article 11 of Resolution No. 76/2025/UBTVQH15, relevant legal documents, and guidance from competent authorities.
The total number of provincial-level public offices in the 52 provinces and cities undergoing restructuring is 38,182; 33,956 offices will continue to be used; and 4,226 offices will be surplus.
After review, the National Assembly's Committee on Law and Justice assessed that the dossier of the Project submitted by the Government was complete and in accordance with the regulations of Resolution No. 76/2025/UBTVQH15 and approved the content of the Project.
The National Assembly's Committee on Law and Justice recognizes that the reorganization of provincial-level administrative units is a completely correct policy, demonstrating wisdom and a very high level of political determination in implementing the revolution to streamline the organizational structure.
The Committee on Law and Justice proposed that the Resolution take effect from the date it is voted on and passed by the National Assembly to create a legal basis for localities to implement the handover process, prepare the necessary conditions, and ensure that local governments in the administrative units formed after the reorganization can officially begin operating soon according to the central government's overall plan (possibly from July 1, 2025).
Following the National Assembly's adoption of the Resolution on the reorganization of provinces and centrally-administered cities in 2025, the National Assembly's Committee on Law and Justice proposed that the Government focus on directing ministries, sectors, and localities to implement comprehensive, urgent, and decisive solutions in reorganizing and consolidating the organizational structure, assigning officials, civil servants, and employees; and addressing issues related to public finance and public assets in the administrative units undergoing reorganization to ensure consistent and unified implementation.
The provincial and city governments formed after the reorganization will develop specific plans to implement the National Assembly's Resolution; proactively prepare the necessary conditions and procedures for transferring functions and tasks from district-level governments to provincial and commune-level governments after the reorganization.
According to the plan for reorganizing provincial-level administrative units:
- The provinces of Ha Giang and Tuyen Quang were merged to form a new province called Tuyen Quang, with the political and administrative center located in the present-day Tuyen Quang province.
- The provinces of Yen Bai and Lao Cai were merged to form a new province called Lao Cai, with its political and administrative center located in what is now Yen Bai province.
- The provinces of Bac Kan and Thai Nguyen were merged to form a new province, named Thai Nguyen, with its political and administrative center located in the present-day Thai Nguyen province.
- The provinces of Vinh Phuc, Hoa Binh, and Phu Tho were merged to form a new province called Phu Tho, with the political and administrative center located in what is now Phu Tho province.
- The provinces of Bac Giang and Bac Ninh were merged to form a new province called Bac Ninh, with its political and administrative center located in what is now Bac Giang province.
- The provinces of Thai Binh and Hung Yen were merged to form a new province called Hung Yen, with the political and administrative center located in the present-day Hung Yen province.
- The provinces of Hai Duong and Hai Phong were merged to form a new city called Hai Phong City, with the political and administrative center located in the current Hai Phong City.
- The provinces of Ha Nam, Ninh Binh, and Nam Dinh were merged to form a new province called Ninh Binh, with the political and administrative center located in what is now Ninh Binh province.
- The provinces of Quang Binh and Quang Tri were merged to form a new province called Quang Tri, with the political and administrative center located in the present-day Quang Binh province.
- The province of Quang Nam and the city of Da Nang were merged to form a new city called Da Nang City, with the political and administrative center located in the current city of Da Nang.
- The provinces of Kon Tum and Quang Ngai were merged to form a new province called Quang Ngai, with the political and administrative center located in the present-day Quang Ngai province.
- The provinces of Gia Lai and Binh Dinh were merged to form a new province called Gia Lai, with its political and administrative center located in what is now Binh Dinh province.
- The provinces of Ninh Thuan and Khanh Hoa were merged to form a new province called Khanh Hoa, with the political and administrative center located in the present-day Khanh Hoa province.
- The provinces of Lam Dong, Dak Nong, and Binh Thuan were merged to form a new province called Lam Dong, with the political and administrative center located in the present-day Lam Dong province.
- The provinces of Dak Lak and Phu Yen were merged to form a new province called Dak Lak, with the political and administrative center located in what is now Dak Lak province.
- The provinces of Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Binh Duong, and Ho Chi Minh City were merged to form a new city called Ho Chi Minh City, with the political and administrative center located in what is now Ho Chi Minh City.
- The provinces of Dong Nai and Binh Phuoc were merged to form a new province called Dong Nai, with the political and administrative center located in what is now Dong Nai province.
- The provinces of Tay Ninh and Long An were merged to form a new province called Tay Ninh, with its political and administrative center located in what is now Long An province.
- The cities of Can Tho, Soc Trang province, and Hau Giang province were merged to form a new city called Can Tho city, with the political and administrative center located in the current Can Tho city.
- The provinces of Ben Tre, Vinh Long, and Tra Vinh were merged to form a new province called Vinh Long, with the political and administrative center located in what is now Vinh Long province.
- The provinces of Tien Giang and Dong Thap were merged to form a new province called Dong Thap, with its political and administrative center located in the present-day Tien Giang province.
- The provinces of Bac Lieu and Ca Mau were merged to form a new province called Ca Mau, with the political and administrative center located in the present-day Ca Mau province.
- An Giang province and Kien Giang province were merged to form a new province called An Giang province, with the political and administrative center located in what is now Kien Giang province.
This morning, the National Assembly discussed and voted to approve amendments and additions to the agenda of the 9th Session of the 15th National Assembly; heard presentations and verification reports on the rearrangement of provincial-level administrative units in 2025; draft laws amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on National Defense; the Law on Officers of the People's Army; the Law on Professional Soldiers, Workers and Civil Servants of the National Defense; the Law on Military Service; the Law on Vietnam Border Guard; the Law on People's Air Defense; the Law on Reserve Mobilization Forces; the Law on Civil Defense; the Law on Management and Protection of National Defense Works and Military Zones; the Law on Militia and Self-Defense Forces; and the Law on National Defense and Security Education.
The National Assembly heard a presentation on the role and significance of the International Financial Center; and the submission and verification report on the National Assembly's Resolution on the International Financial Center in Vietnam.
