Emphasizing the Red River Delta’s role as the most vital driving force of the country, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on the entire region to demonstrate high determination, strong efforts, and decisive action.

He urged the region to collaborate with the country's Southeast region to foster momentum, inspire development, and contribute to rapid and sustainable national progress.

The PM was speaking at the 6th conference of the Red River Delta Coordinating Council on September 20 morning, the first meeting since the administrative consolidation of provincial-level units in the region.

As a result of the merger of provincial-level units since July 1, 2025, the Red River Delta now includes Hanoi, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Hung Yen, Bac Ninh, and Ninh Binh.

According to reports at the conference, in the first half of 2025, four out of six cities and provinces in the region achieved double-digit growth: Hai Phong (11.2%), Quang Ninh (11%), Bac Ninh (10.5%), and Ninh Binh (10.8%). This reflects the region’s robust development potential, especially in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), which totaled $5.4 billion—accounting for 49.2% of the nation’s total registered FDI capital this year, as of the end of August.

Highlighting the region’s outstanding advantages in geography, natural conditions, cultural history, economy, politics, science, and technology, PM Chinh called for a shift in mindset: to think long-term, act boldly, and adapt flexibly to global changes. He stressed the need to unlock the region’s full potential.

He outlined two strategic centennial goals for the nation and set a regional growth target of 8.3–8.5% for 2025; and directed the Council to focus their discussions on: measures to stimulate growth drivers in each locality and across the region; fundamental solutions to overcome existing limitations in regional development planning, especially in priority and spearhead sectors and in the unified and efficient operation of the two-tier local government system; enhancing regional, interregional, and international connectivity; accelerating key projects and cultural-social infrastructure such as international-standard stadiums, social housing, and welfare initiatives; and adressing bottlenecks and promoting green, smart, and sustainable development.