Hai Phong hoped to complete industrialisation, modernisation by 2025
The northern port city of Hai Phong should generally complete industrialisation and modernisation by 2025 and become a modern industrial city comparable to those in Southeast Asia by 2030, according to a recent resolution from the Politburo.
Nam Hai-Dinh Vu Terminal in Dinh Vu-Cat Hai Economic Zone of Hai Phong city (Photo: VNA)
Hai Phong (VNA) – The northern port city of HaiPhong should generally complete industrialisation and modernisation by 2025 andbecome a modern industrial city comparable to those in Southeast Asia by 2030,according to a recent resolution from the Politburo.
Resolution No.45-NQ/TW that focuses on thedevelopment of the city was issued on January 24.
Accordingly, the Politburo has set the targetthat Hai Phong will take the lead in industrialisation and modernisation inVietnam to become a driving force of development for the northern region, aswell as the whole country.
It will have modern, smart, and sustainableindustries, along with uniform and modern traffic infrastructure to seamlesslyconnect domestic and international destinations through road, rail, sea, andair routes. The city is also hoped to become an international centre for education,training, research, application, and development of science-technology andmarine economy.
Meanwhile, the material and spiritual lives oflocal people must also be improved to be on par with those in major Asiancities, the resolution said.
Aside from the general completion ofindustrialisation and modernisation, Hai Phong also needs to strive to make up6.4 percent to Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2025. Its grossregional domestic product (GRDP) will grow by at least 13 percent on averagebetween 2018 and 2025, while the annual per capita GRDP will reach 14,740 USD.
Hai Phong must also strive to become a modern,smart, and sustainable industrial city comparable to those in Southeast Asia by2030. By that time, its contribution to the country’s GDP is hoped to reach 8.2percent, with an average GRDP growth rate of at least 12.5 percent between 2026and 2030, and the annual per capita GRDP at 29,900 USD.
The Politburo hopes that Hai Phong will reach ahigh development level among leading Asian cities by 2045. –VNA
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Nam Hai-Dinh Vu Terminal in Dinh Vu-Cat Hai Economic Zone of Hai Phong city (Photo: VNA) 
