Topic: planning

New urban area in north-central province to focus on trade, services, and high-tech agriculture.

Focus to be on developing regional connectivity.

Urban planning plays a key role in attracting investment.

The Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment has said that the capital’s socio-economic situation saw positive results in the first nine months of 2022. Its gross regional domestic product (GRDP) increased 9.69 per cent year-on-year, while State budget revenue rose 13.7 per cent and the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) 8.6 per cent. Hanoi attracted $1.019 billion in FDI in the period, up 18 per cent year-on-year.

The Ministry of Construction is formulating national urban and rural area planning for the 2022-2030 period and vision to 2050, to build and develop a harmonious and balanced urban network between regions, urban areas, and the countryside. The development of high-rise buildings will be strictly controlled in inner cities, with the concentration of hospitals and universities in central urban areas reduced and industrial facilities outside of urban areas relocated.

According to the urban land use plan for the beach city of Nha Trang in south-central Khanh Hoa province, the area of agricultural land will decrease by 2030 as non-agricultural land increases sharply, of which commercial and service land will rise nearly four-fold. Of note, the land area for entertainment will expand nearly 14-fold.

To speed up the formulation of Capital Planning for the 2021-2030 period and vision to 2050, the Hanoi People’s Committee assigned the Hanoi Institute for Socio-Economic Development Research to assume prime responsibility and coordinate with relevant units to continue reviewing and researching key strategic, inclusive, and comprehensive contents.

The detailed planning for four resettlement areas in Hau Giang province serving the Mekong Delta’s Can Tho - Ca Mau Expressway project is expected to be completed this month. The province has agreed to invest VND246 billion ($10.5 million) in the four resettlement areas. The Expressway stretches nearly 111 km with total investment of nearly VND29 trillion ($1.24 billion).

The Dong Nai Provincial People’s Committee has held a conference to discuss planning in Long Thanh district to 2040 and the vision to 2050. The specific area of Long Thanh International Airport is identified as “the center” of planning. With an area of more than 9,000 ha, the Long Thanh Airport Special Area in the southern province will strongly develop international service centers, residential areas, supporting industries, and aviation-related industries.

Northern Bac Giang province has approved the detailed construction planning for four new urban areas and residential areas on a total area of more than 220 ha. The central urban area in Bo Ha town, Yen The district, is the largest, on 136 ha and with an expected population of 9,500.