Hanoi, Nov. 6 -- Vietnam's urban areas need to move beyond expansion driven mainly by land development and investment capital toward a growth model based on productivity, innovation, technology and efficient use of resources, experts said at a forum in Hanoi on November 6.

The Vietnam Urban Sustainability Summit 2026, themed "Urban Development Model Contributing to National Growth", was jointly organised by the Party Central Committee's Commission for Policy and Strategy and the Ministry of Construction.

In his opening remarks, Nguyen Ngoc Tuan, Vice Chairman of the commission, said that amid both opportunities and challenges, achieving high and sustainable growth required urban areas to become genuine drivers of the economy.

Cities sh...