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The Government issued Decree No. 227/2026/ND-CP detailing a number of articles on promoting participation in organizations, forums, and cooperation networks; local international integration; Block research expenditures to serve international integration and a number of specific mechanisms and policies according to Resolution No. 250/2025/QH15 dated December 10, 2025 of the National Assembly. Download Pilot establishment of representative offices of provincial-level Peoples Committees abroad - Illustration. In particular, Decree No. 227/2026/ND-CP specifically regulates the pilot establishment of representative offices of provincial-level Peoples Committees abroad. According to regulations, provincial-level local governments belong to the group of 05 provinces and centrally-run cities that have the value of attracting foreign direct investment capital (new registration, adjustment and contributed capital to buy shares). or have the highest export turnover of goods in the country in the previous year or fall under other special cases to pilot the establishment of representative offices of provincial-level Peoples Committees abroad. The location of the representative office must be in the group of 03 countries with direct investment capital (new registration, adjustment and contributed capital to purchase shares) or have the highest import turnover of goods with the province or centrally run city or fall under other special cases. Conditions for piloting the establishment of representative offices of Provincial-level Peoples Committees abroadThe Decree regulates pilot conditions for establishing representative offices of provincial-level Peoples Committees abroad including: - In accordance with the foreign policy and requirements of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member; - In accordance with the needs and resources and does not increase the total payroll of the Provincial Peoples Committee; - There is a specific project on the establishment and operation of representative offices, clearly stating the full name in Vietnamese and foreign language (if any); expected address; reasons and needs for establishment; regulations and conditions according to the law of the receiving country on the establishment and operation of representative offices; Estimated personnel, functions, tasks, and responsibilities of each member of the representative office to ensure clarity of people, jobs, and responsibilities; Estimated headquarters and budget estimates; establishment and operation plan for the first 3 years. The resolution clearly states that, on the basis of consensus with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, provincial-level local authorities decide to establish representative offices abroad. In case there is an objection from one of the above-mentioned ministries, the representative office will not be established abroad. Local authorities shall decide to terminate or temporarily suspend the operations of representative offices of provincial-level Peoples Committees abroad in the following cases: - The operation of the representative office is not in accordance with the foreign policy and requirements of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member; causing negative impacts on national defense, security, and foreign affairs. - Other cases are decided by the local government and are responsible for it. The relevant local government decides and is responsible for the content of the agreement allowing an office to represent two or more provincial-level Peoples Committees according to the provisions (*) below. Functions, tasks, and organization of representative offices of provincial-level Peoples Committees abroad. The Decree stipulates that representative offices perform representative functions. Official representative of the Provincial Peoples Committee in relations with local agencies and organizations of the receiving country. One office can represent two or more local Provincial Peoples Committees of the receiving country on the basis of agreement between provincial-level local governments. (*)The representative office has the following tasks and powers: - Promoting the implementation of programs, projects, plans, and cooperative activities between governments, agencies, organizations, businesses and people of the localities of the two countries; - Participating in promoting and promoting cooperation in trade, investment, science - technology, culture, and labor between the localities of the two countries; mobilize aid and promote Vietnamese history, culture and tourism in the locality of the receiving country; Support verification of information related to economic activities and legal status of businesses in the locality of the receiving country when requested; Connect and promote the role of Vietnamese compatriots and individuals in localities of the receiving country to serve the socio-economic development and foreign affairs of the Provincial Peoples Committee; - Research, evaluate and provide information to the Provincial Peoples Committee on the situation and need for local cooperation in the receiving country; Recommend necessary measures to develop cooperative relations between the governments, businesses and people of the two countries localities; - Support and create favorable conditions for the exchange of delegations and exchange activities between the two countries localities; Organize or participate in organizing activities and events to promote provinces and centrally run cities in the locality of the receiving country. Representative offices of provincial-level Peoples Committees abroad are not part of the Vietnamese representative agency in the receiving country, and are organized and operate according too Headship r
