Hanoi, Feb. 19 -- Several international media outlets have recently assessed that Vietnam's plan to streamline its state apparatus has garnered strong public support.

Singapore's The Straits Times and Thailand's Bangkok Post and Kaohoon International described the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA)'s approval of the apparatus restructuring plan as a major shift. The Vietnamese authorities are pushing forward with the initiative to cut state budget expenditures and enhance the system's efficiency. According to authors from these news outlets, the public strongly backs the reform, as a streamlined state apparatus will help Vietnam pursue its ambitious growth targets.

Both The Straits Times and the US's Bloomberg noted that the plan has als...