Administrative reform must be transparent: Government OfficeAdministrative reform must be transparent and concrete, and “ambiguous language” that bureaucrats can ‘exploit’ must be absolutely avoided. The order was made by the Minister, Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung during a meeting yesterday for the advisory council for administrative reform to outline tasks for 2018, with the participation of representatives of State agencies and the business community. Vu Tien Loc, Chairman of Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, called 2017 a “bumper season for administrative cutbacks,” referring to the trimming of 5,000 administrative procedures. “In administrative reforms, enterprises and business associations should have an ‘authoritative voice.’ Increasing dialogue between the business community and the reform council is the best way to come up with beneficial optimisation,” Loc said. The Government Office, however, has only received 8 responses from 16 relevant ministries or agencies.