Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung at the event (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung chaired a conference on June 4 onproposed plans for the division of regions in the country in the period 2021-2030serving the development of regional planning in accordance with the Law onPlanning.
The Ministryof Planning and Investment has proposed two plans to the Government, one ofwhich divided the country into seven regions, which are the northeast (7provinces), northwest (7 provinces), Red River Delta (11 provinces and cities);north central (5 provinces); south central (comprising south central coastalareas and the Tay Nguyen Central Highlands); southeast (8 province and cities)and Mekong Delta (13 provinces and cities).
The secondplan, which is based on the Deputy PM’s instruction, proposed keeping the six currentregions and dividing the north central and central coastal region into tworegions – the north central and south central.
Under thisplan, which received support of 10 out of 14 ministries and sectors, and 49 outof 59 localities, the seven regions would comprise of the northern mountainousregion (10 provinces); Red River delta and midland region (15 provinces withthe addition of 4 more provinces - HoaBinh, Phu Tho, Thai Nguyen and Bac Giang); north central region (5 provincesfrom Thanh Hoa to Thua Thien-Hue); south central region (8 provinces from DaNang to Binh Thuan); Tay Nguyen Central Highlands (5 provinces); southeastregion (6 provinces and cities) and Mekong Delta region (13 provinces andcities).
Most expertsalso favoured the second plan.
Deputy PMDung said region division is of special importance in the national planning system.He said the division should be based on similarities in geographic and naturalconditions, socio-economic situations, culture and ethnicity in order to bringinto full play the potential and advantages of each region for development.
Dunginstructed the Ministry of Planning and Investment to study and sum up opinionsat the conference and make a report to submit to the Government./.
The Ministryof Planning and Investment has proposed two plans to the Government, one ofwhich divided the country into seven regions, which are the northeast (7provinces), northwest (7 provinces), Red River Delta (11 provinces and cities);north central (5 provinces); south central (comprising south central coastalareas and the Tay Nguyen Central Highlands); southeast (8 province and cities)and Mekong Delta (13 provinces and cities).
The secondplan, which is based on the Deputy PM’s instruction, proposed keeping the six currentregions and dividing the north central and central coastal region into tworegions – the north central and south central.
Under thisplan, which received support of 10 out of 14 ministries and sectors, and 49 outof 59 localities, the seven regions would comprise of the northern mountainousregion (10 provinces); Red River delta and midland region (15 provinces withthe addition of 4 more provinces - HoaBinh, Phu Tho, Thai Nguyen and Bac Giang); north central region (5 provincesfrom Thanh Hoa to Thua Thien-Hue); south central region (8 provinces from DaNang to Binh Thuan); Tay Nguyen Central Highlands (5 provinces); southeastregion (6 provinces and cities) and Mekong Delta region (13 provinces andcities).
Most expertsalso favoured the second plan.
Deputy PMDung said region division is of special importance in the national planning system.He said the division should be based on similarities in geographic and naturalconditions, socio-economic situations, culture and ethnicity in order to bringinto full play the potential and advantages of each region for development.
Dunginstructed the Ministry of Planning and Investment to study and sum up opinionsat the conference and make a report to submit to the Government./.
VNA
