Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Bui Xuan Cuong has urged the development of the city’s urban development programme by 2040.

The general planning of Hanoi capital city for the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050 is expected to serve as a development locomotive for not only in the capital area but also the Red River Delta, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said at a conference held in Hanoi on January 9.

Planning for five satellite urban areas in Hanoi, which is expected to help reduce the overloading of the urban centre, lags behind schedule, the municipal Department of Planning and Architecture has said.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 31 approved the general planning for Thanh Hoa city and Thanh Hoa province’s urban master planning up to 2040.