The three provinces of Phu Tho, Thai Nguyen and Bac Giang have recently been added to the Hanoi Capital Region Master Plan by 2030.

The move was approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

According to the master plan’s vision towards 2050, the capital region will encompass the nine surrounding provinces of Vinh Phuc, Bac Ninh, Hai Duong and Hung Yen, Ha Nam, Hoa Binh, Phu Tho, Thai Nguyen and Bac Giang, with a total area of some 24,300sq.km, nearly double the earlier area.

Hanoi, Vinh Phuc and Bac Ninh have been identified as the core areas with the highest ratio of urbanisation.

Hai Duong, Hung Yen and Ha Nam, located to the south of the Red River Delta, will develop supporting industrial parks, centers of education and training, health, gymnastics and farm produce processing units.

Hoa Binh, Phu Tho, Thai Nguyen and Bac Giang are the gateways connecting Hanoi to the northern midlands and the mountainous region.

The master plan aims to make the capital region a major centre for economy, services and trading, not only within the country, but also in the entire Asia-Pacific region by 2050.

VNS