Hanoi, May 14 -- The Ha Noi People's Committee has approved a 100-year master plan for the Vietnamese capital, setting out an ambitious vision to transform it into a civilised, modern and happy metropolis of time-honoured culture, a regional innovation centre, and a global city with strong competitiveness in the Asia-Pacific region.

Under Decision No. 2512/QD-UBND, signed on May 13, 2026 by Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Vu Dai Thang, the master plan covers Ha Noi's entire administrative boundaries, with 126 commune-level administrative units (comprising 51 wards and 75 communes).

The planning area spans approximately 3,359.84 square kilometres. Ha Noi borders Thai Nguyen and Phu Tho provinces to the north; Ninh Binh and P...