Hanoi, Nov. 18 -- From now until November 30, individuals and businesses may submit dossiers at any branch or service point of the Hanoi Public Administrative Service Centre when accessing public administrative services under a pilot scheme implemented by the centre.

The initiative forms part of broader efforts to modernise and comprehensively reform the handling of administrative procedures.

The pilot programme will apply to all administrative procedures falling under the management of the departments of home affairs, justice, culture and sports, health, education and training, tourism, finance, industry and trade, agriculture and environment, construction, science and technology, planning and architecture, and ethnic and religious aff...