History and geography curricula will undergo the most extensive revisions after the nationwide reduction of provinces and cities from 63 to 34 and the implementation of a two-tiered administrative system, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

Bac Giang and Bac Ninh specialized high schools will keep their original names after the provincial merger, instead of becoming Bac Ninh Specialized High School No. 1 and No. 2.

Officials relocating to Lam Dong's new administrative center will receive a one-time payment of 10 million VND, plus 5 million VND monthly for travel and accommodation.

Around 300 officials from Bac Lieu have been accommodated in 9 hotels in Ca Mau city center to facilitate their work after the merger of the two provinces.

Two of four 5-story buildings, part of a nearly 860 billion VND student dormitory project, will be renovated to house civil servants working far from home after the Ninh Binh merger.

Before the merger, 10 localities saw double-digit GRDP growth in the first half of the year, led by Bac Giang and Quang Ngai, driven by industrial production.

Abandoned classrooms and buildings from merged colleges and vocational schools in Quang Tri province are being renovated into housing for civil servants after the province’s administrative restructuring.

National assembly chairman Tran Thanh Man has issued resolutions appointing delegation heads and deputy heads for 23 localities following administrative restructuring.

Signage at key locations in several Vietnamese provinces is being updated ahead of the July 1st implementation of the two-tier local government model.

After merging with Hoa Binh and Vinh Phuc, the new Phu Tho province has 148 communes and wards. Xuan Dai is the largest, spanning over 209 km2, while Au Co is the smallest at 12.51 km2.

The party secretariat has requested no celebrations for promotions or new positions and limited wrap-up meetings and farewells during the administrative restructuring.