At the conference (Photo: VNA)Speaking at the event, held by the Party CentralCommittee’s Secretariat, Tran Tuan Anh, Chairman of the Committee's EconomicCommission, described the document, dated January 24, 2022, as animportant political foundation for the formation of mechanisms and policies onurban development, thus significantly contributing to spurring socio-economicdevelopment in a rapid and sustainable fashion.
The resolution looks into the situation and reasonsbehind the existing problems; guidelines, targets and visions; major tasks andsolutions; and the implementation work, according to the official.
It reveals that as of late 2020, Vietnam counted 862urban areas of all types across the country, and its urbanisation rate expandedfrom 30.5 percent in 2010 to nearly 40 percent in 2020.
The document also points out limitations relating tourbanisation, and urban planning, building, management and development, withthe rate of urbanisation a far cry from the target set in the 2011-2022socio-economic development strategy, and the regional and the global average.
The number is expected to reach at least 45 percent by2025 and over 50 percent in 2030, and to stay high as compared with the average inAsia and Southeast Asia by 2045.
The Politburo aims to perfect institutions andpolicies to facilitate urbanisation, and urban planning, building, managementand development, improve the quality of urban planning, and build asustainable, harmonious urban network.
It asked provincial and municipal Party Committeesand organisations to outline action programmes and plans with specific roadmapsand tasks./.
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