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The intersection of Thang Long Boulevard - National Highway 21, the gateway for traffic between the center of Hanoi and suburban districts. Located around it are the Hoa Lac high-tech park, the National University Complex, headquarters and factories of many technology groups.
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Hanoi plans to develop five satellite cities in the west by 2045, including Hoa Lac and Xuan Mai urban areas.
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Hoa Lac urban center will be the center of high-tech science and technology, high-quality training and education of the capital city.
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Hoa Lac will be a city of research centers, universities, laboratories, centers of digital technology, artificial intelligence, application and technology transfer. Hanoi will design priority policies to attract high-quality human resources and businesses to Hoa Lac.
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This is the campus of FPT University, the first private university that attracts a large number of students each year.
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Located near to FPT University and Hanoi National University is the campus of the University of Science and Technology project, which is under construction.
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The Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park is home to many large corporations in Vietnam such as Viettel Group with five projects, totaling 3,700 billion VND of registered capital; Vingroup with three projects, totaling 9,020 billion VND; FPT Corporation with four projects, of 5,430 billion VND; VNPT with two projects of 3,765 billion VND…
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There are also abandoned works there.
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Hanoi plans to build a modern transport system to help Hoa Lac meet the criteria of a smart city.
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About 10km from Hoa Lac intersection is Xuan Mai town (Chuong My district), which will become a satellite urban area, and high-quality education and training hub.
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Xuan Mai satellite urban area is planned with three subdivisions at the scale of 1/2000.
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An administrative unit that wants to become a provincial-level city must have a population of 150,000 or more; natural area of at least 150 km2; have at least 10 affiliated communes; recognized as urban grade 1, 2 or 3; and meet regulations on structure and level of socio-economic development.
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Hanoi currently has 12 urban districts, one town and 17 rural districts. It is expected that by 2030, Hanoi will have eight more urban districts: Hoai Duc, Gia Lam, Dong Anh, Thanh Tri, Dan Phuong, Thanh Oai, Thuong Tin, and Me Linh.
A map of Hoa Lac satellite urban area. Photo: Quyhoach.hanoi.vn
Thach Thao