HANOI — One of Vietnam's largest state television broadcasters went off the air on Wednesday as part of sweeping bureaucratic reforms that will see 20 percent of the public workforce cut across the Southeast Asian country.

Vietnam's ruling Communist Party wants to streamline the political system to reduce red tape and slash spending.

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