The aging leader wanted to shake up his country, so he launched a second revolution with the help of a cadre of young people.

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Vietnam is aiming to cut one in five public sector jobs and slash billions of dollars from government budgets, mirroring US ...

Vietnam is aiming to cut one in five public sector jobs and slash billions of dollars from government budgets, mirroring US President Donald Trump's push to take a hatchet to spending.

The reforms, described as "a revolution" by senior officials ... Streamlining the bureaucracy has been a Communist Party policy for nearly a decade but Lam is pushing the scheme with intensity ...

The reforms, described as "a revolution" by senior officials, will see the number of government ministries ... Anti-corruption drive - Streamlining the bureaucracy has been a Communist Party policy ...

The reforms, described as “a revolution” by senior officials, will see the number of government ministries ... Anti-corruption drive – Streamlining the bureaucracy has been a Communist Party policy ...

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The drive -- due to go before the rubber-stamp parliament in the coming days -- is creating unease in a communist country where working for the state long meant a job for life.