Priority will be given to high-tech industries such as electronics production, telecommunications, semiconductor chips, software manufacturing and digital products.

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.

Minister of Construction Nguyen Thanh Nghi said with the current urbanisation rate of only 42.6%, there is plenty of room for Vietnam to promote urban development.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has identified tasks and measures in terms of planning, construction, management, and sustainable development in a recently issued plan.

The capital city of Hanoi is striving to increase its urbanisation rate to 60-62% by 2025 and around 65-75% by 2030.

The northeastern province of Quang Ninh will become a centrally-managed city by 2030 with seven subordinate cities, making it a large metropolitan city with regional and international significance.

The Red River Delta’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to expand by about 9% on average each year in the 2021-2030 period, according to a government resolution.

It is necessary to increase tree coverage to reduce the effect of heat-induced problems and increase the absorption of greenhouse gas emissions in urban areas in order to contribute to realising the target of net-zero emissions by 2050, according to Nguyen Tuan Quang from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE).

The urban economy is expected to contribute some 75% of the national GDP by 2025 and about 85% by 2030 under an action programme of the Government.

Vietnam’s urbanisation rate would be at least 45% by 2025 and over 50% by 2030 under an action programme adopted by the Government.

As of June, Vietnam had 883 urban areas of all types across the country, representing an urbanization rate of 41 percent, up 0.6 percent from the same period last year.

As of June, Vietnam had 883 urban areas of all types across the country, representing an urbanisation rate of 41 percent, up 0.6 percent from the same period last year.

The People’s Committee of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has made plans to more than double Bao Loc city’s territory so that it can become a primary driver of economic development in the region.

The northern key economic zone plays a crucial role in boosting national and Red River Delta development.