Hanoi must operate as a national center for creation and development

On the morning of January 10, at the headquarters of the City Party Committee, General Secretary To Lam and Politburo members: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, Minister of Public Security Luong Tam Quang visited and worked with the Standing Committee of the Hanoi Party Committee on the proposal to develop a Master Plan for the Capital with a vision of 100 years associated with institutional improvement, meeting the socio-economic development model and implementing the double-digit growth target.

This is the first meeting in the new year 2026 of the Party and State leaders with Hanoi, demonstrating the special attention of the Party and State to the Party Committee, government and people of the Capital.

Interested in the "green" and "digital" trends

Speaking at the meeting, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man highly appreciated the serious, methodical and thoughtful preparation of the Hanoi Party Committee; at the same time, he expressed his impression and congratulated the outstanding results that Hanoi has achieved in the past term, demonstrated through many specific socio-economic indicators of great significance.

The National Assembly Chairman suggested that Hanoi should analyze and clarify the main drivers that have created impressive growth rates in recent times, from attracting foreign investment, domestic economic growth or the harmonious combination of many factors.

For the overall planning of the Capital with a vision of 100 years, there needs to be a long-term, scientific, and stable approach, avoiding being behind schedule due to rapid fluctuations in the domestic and international context. Hanoi is also recommended to learn from the experience of major cities in the world, proactively hire international consultants to improve the quality and feasibility of the planning, thereby building the image and position of the capital.

Speaking at the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh praised Hanoi for carefully preparing the working contents to proactively seek opinions from Party and State leaders on major development orientations for the capital in the coming time. In particular, Hanoi has proactively proposed to the Central Government and was approved by the National Assembly in Resolution No. 258/2025/QH15 on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies to implement major and important projects in the capital.

Regarding the task of the Capital Planning, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested that the thinking and vision must be long-term. Planning must ensure maximum exploitation of potential and competitive advantages, differences such as Hanoi with the Red River, Ba Vi area, 36 streets, Hanoi with a thousand years of culture... Exploiting the potential well will create a greater, more effective resonance on the basis of breakthrough, comprehensive and inclusive conservation and development. Planning also needs to pay attention to the current trend of "green" and "digital"; exploiting high-altitude space, low-altitude space, underground space well...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh also noted that Hanoi has issues in the Capital Planning such as: Removing bottlenecks in traffic congestion, urban order, flooding, environmental sanitation, food safety; regional connectivity, international connectivity; industrial development in the direction of science and technology, innovation, digital transformation; service development, culture, education and training; human resources; financial resources...

Creating pioneering development models

Speaking at the meeting, General Secretary To Lam emphasized that this is an event taking place in the context of the entire Party preparing for the 14th National Congress of Delegates, which is of great significance in clearly defining the position, role and mission of the capital Hanoi in the new development stage. Hanoi is placed in a strategic position, not only as a large locality but also as a center with a leading, creating and spreading role for the common development of the country.

The General Secretary said that the Central Government is researching and preparing major decisions to transform the country's development model, establish a new growth model based on science - technology, innovation and digital transformation. These are long-term strategic issues, requiring thorough and careful preparation to be able to effectively implement them as soon as they are issued. In that process, Hanoi needs to take the lead, proactively adapt and create pioneering development models.

Emphasizing the requirement to build a safe, disciplined and civilized social environment, the General Secretary affirmed that the consistent goal is to improve the quality of people's lives, ensuring that all people can live in a safe, orderly and healthy environment. In building a socialist rule of law state and fighting against corruption, waste and negativity, Hanoi must be a typical area of discipline and order, creating trust for the people of the whole country and international friends.

Appreciating the results that Hanoi has achieved in recent times, the General Secretary acknowledged the innovation in leadership and management in the direction of tightening discipline, promoting personal responsibility, linking responsibility with specific results; gradually overcoming the situation of avoidance and pushing. The city has made clear changes in handling pressing and prolonged issues such as environmental pollution, flooding, and traffic congestion; especially progress in site clearance for key transport projects, creating consensus among the people.

However, the General Secretary also pointed out that the potential and advantages of the Capital are still huge, while challenges in transportation, environment and urban governance quality still exist, requiring fundamental, synchronous and sustainable solutions. Effective methods need to be summarized and replicated into models with spillover effects, contributing to the implementation of the Party's major policies.

The General Secretary highly appreciated Hanoi's proactive proposal to build a Master Plan for the Capital with a 100-year vision, considering this an important tool to concretize the development vision, mobilize resources, attract investment and ensure sustainable development, adapt to domestic and international fluctuations. In the new period, the country cannot develop according to the old dynamics; Hanoi must be positioned and operated as the center of national creation and development, towards advanced standards in the region.

Orienting the key tasks, General Secretary To Lam requested Hanoi to develop a strategic plan, taking people and quality of life as the center, developing harmoniously between modernity and tradition; becoming a center for innovation, knowledge, converging and spreading scientific, cultural and educational values.

Regarding development institutions, it is necessary to innovate decentralization and delegation of power associated with clear, disciplined, transparent responsibility, with close coordination between central ministries and branches. Hanoi's growth model must be based on science, technology and innovation, contributing practically to the overall development goals of the country.

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