Cat Lai port (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam targets becoming a developing country with modernindustry and upper middle income by 2030, and a high-income developed nation by 2045, said Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen ChiDung.
He made the statement in Hanoi on August 16 at a seminarconsulting the World Bank (WB)’s experts about a report on the National MasterPlanning for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050.
The National Master Planning is the first of its kind in Vietnam made in line with the 2017Planning Law.
Between now and 2030, priority will be given to theestablishment and development of economic corridors, locomotive zones, growth poles and national infrastructure framework, especially those with advantagesin geological location, infrastructure, human resources and sci-tech potential.
Dannay Leipziger, head of the WB experts’ group, suggested thatthe National Master Planning should take into account improving resilience to environmentrisks and climate change, and ensuring financial resources for the effort.
The National Master Planning set the goal of having about 5,000km ofexpressways nationwide by 2030, and over 9,000km by 2050. The average housingfloor area per capita in urban areas will reach 32 sq.m by 2030.
The Ministry of Planning and Investment is collecting scientistsand foreign experts’ feedback on the planning to submit to the Governmentand National Assembly in an October meeting./.
