Culture
No One Wants to Move to Vietnam’s New Cities
The five new cities outside of Hanoi are struggling to attract residents and businesses
Planners in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi have been plotting the city’s growth as an urban center. Already the country’s second largest city, Hanoi aspires to spread its urban influence into its rural surroundings.
To that end, the Ha Noi Urban Planning and Development Association has drawn up plans to build five new satellite cities in the areas around Hanoi. Housing projects and infrastructure work is already underway, and will continue through 2030. These urban islands are intended to help Hanoi become a more powerful center of urban economic activity.