Beijing, July 7 -- Vietnam's bold move to merge 63 centrally governed provinces and cities into 34 units and adopt a two-tier local government system will bring about medium-term benefits, according to Associate Professor Li Junkai from the Institute for Global South Studies under Tianjin University. In an interview with the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) correspondents in Beijing, Li described the reform as a structural overhaul motivated by constitutional amendments. By eliminating district-level administrations and consolidating provinces, the reform aims to modernise governance and reduce administrative costs. It reallocates financial and human resources to stronger provincial-level governments. Public services previously handled at the di...