Vietnam will cut one in five public sector jobs and slash billions of dollars from government budgets, after the country's rubber-stamp parliament on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to a radical streamlining drive. The reform are creating unease in a communist country where working for the state long meant a job for life.

Vietnams National Assembly has approved an ambitious bureaucratic reform plan to cut up to 20% of government bodies, aiming to reduce costs and enhance administrative efficiency. The decision follows an amendment to

Vietnam will cut one in five public sector jobs and slash billions of dollars from government budgets, after the country's rubber-stamp parliament gave the go-ahead to a radical streamlining drive on Tuesday.

Vietnam's National Assembly will on Tuesday approve a bold bureaucratic reform plan that will slash up to a fifth of government bodies, as it tries to cut costs and improve administrative efficiency.