Hanoi Approves 100-Year Master Plan for Multi-Centered Urban Development

Hanoi has approved its Capital Master Plan with a 100-year vision, setting the course for the capital’s long-term development through 2085 and beyond. The plan aims to foster a multi-centered and multi-layered urban structure. The Hanoi People's Committee has approved the master plan under Decision No. 2512/QD-UBND, issued on May 13, 2026, outlining a century-long development strategy, with phased targets for 2035, 2045, 2065, and 2085. As part of this vision, Hanoi held a groundbreaking ceremony on June 22 for five urban railway lines and three rental housing projects across the city. This is the largest package of infrastructure and social housing projects the capital has ever undertaken, marking an important shift from the stage of preparing mechanisms and policies to the stage of implementation and the realization of the Government’s major development directions for Hanoi. Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, attending and delivering a keynote address at the opening of the 13th National Congress of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union for the 2026-31 term on June 25 in Hanoi, urged young people across the country to become more resolute in their ideals, more self-reliant in their studies and work, more pioneering in innovation, stronger in their aspiration to contribute, and more proactive in mastering their own future and that of the nation. Furthermore, To Lam has called on Vietnam’s youth to embrace a new spirit of responsibility and dedication, urging them to think broader, learn faster, work better and contribute more to the nation’s development. In parallel with these development goals, Vietnam is making strides in science and technology. At Decision No. 808/QD-TTg dated May 8, 2026, the Prime Minister assigned 10 ministries and central agencies to carry out 20 science, technology, and innovation tasks for the development of strategic technologies. In May 2026, the Ministry of Science and Technology achieved positive results across a wide range of areas in its vigorous implementation of tasks under Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW, issued by the Politburo on December 22, 2024, on breakthroughs in the development of science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation. Regarding public services, from June 15, 2026, mobile subscribers who transfer a SIM card to another mobile device must complete facial biometric re-authentication within two hours. Failure to do so may lead to one-way service suspension and, ultimately, service termination. In tourism, the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2026, taking place in Vietnam's central coastal city from May 30 to July 11, marks the first time DIFF has been named by Travel + Leisure Asia as one of the world’s nine must-experience summer festivals. Vietnam welcomed more than 10 million international visitors in the first five months of 2026, up 14.9% year-on-year, driven by a stable and safe environment, more open visa policies, enhanced tourism promotion, diverse tourism products and improving service quality.