Vietnam urban situation assessment following 9 selected fields

Sunday, 08/25/2019 12:00

Since 1986, Vietnam has transferred into market economy to warding social republic direction. The Open Policy has attracted the foreign investor, the local enterprises has developed in producing, commerce, construction, agri-land using serving for urban demand and local economic growth. And it makes increasing the demand of urban space expansion and encouraging the population flow from rural areas to the city for seeking jobs. After 30 years of “Doi moi”, the achievements of urbanization in Vietnam has recognized strongly in term of administration, space, economic, population and social welfare . Urban system has developed rapidly with equal allocation entire of country, and forming 2 city Regions i.e. Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to be growing keys of the North and the South. Danang, Cantho and Haiphong also become regional Centers. In 1986, urbanization ratio in whole country achieves under 20 per cent and to be 35.7 per cent in 2015; there are one million people  more in the cities and increasing nearly 3 new cities every month. By 6/2015  the country had 787 urban areas, of which there were 2 special urban areas, 15 urban areas grade I, 25 urban areas grade II, 42 urban areas grade III and 75 urban areas grade IV and 628 urban areas grade V, the urbanization rate reached 35.7%. Urban systems have contributed over 70% of GDP, contributed significantly to bring Vietnam over the poverty line to become a country with low middle-income.