Vietnam aims for 5 cities at int'l level by 2030

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Aerial view of the Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi's Hoan Kiem District. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy

 

Vietnam aims to be 50 percent urbanized by 2030, with three to five cities at an internationally recognized level.

 

At a Wednesday conference held by the Communist Party's Secretariat regarding sustainable development of Vietnam’s urban areas by 2030, with vision until 2045, Tran Tuan Anh, head of the Central Economic Commission, said the Party's decision-making Politburo has requested for quicker, better urbanization, as well as sustainably developing urban areas into networks.

 

By 2025, the urbanization rate of Vietnam would be around 45 percent, with 950-1,000 urban areas. By 2030, the rate would be at 50 percent with 1,000-1,200 urban areas.

 

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