Hanoi highlights ten major outcomes in 2025
The ten major outcomes span governance reform, economic growth, institutional restructuring and digital transformation despite a year marked by heavy workloads and unprecedented challenges.
THE HANOI TIMES — Hanoi on December 29 highlighted ten major outcomes achieved in 2025 at a citywide conference reviewing the year’s performance and rolling out tasks for 2026.
City leaders said 2025 posed exceptional challenges, with heavy workloads and urgent demands, yet Hanoi still delivered wide-ranging results in governance, economic growth, institutional reform and digital transformation.
Hanoi Party Secretary Nguyen Duy Ngoc, third from the left, Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Vu Dai Thang, second from the right, and other city officials attend the conference. Photo: Viet Thanh
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First, Hanoi renewed the Party’s leadership mindset and methods, creating a strong shift in implementation across the political system and reinforcing coordination among four pillars, including the Party, the People’s Council, the People’s Committee and the Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations. Second, the city decisively restructured the organizational apparatus of the political system and effectively operated the two-tier local government model, improving governance efficiency and service quality for residents and businesses. Third, Hanoi successfully organized Party congresses at all levels, along with congresses of the Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations for the 2025-2030 term and promptly translated adopted resolutions into action. Fourth, the capital took a pioneering role in implementing seven strategic resolutions of the Politburo, as well as key directives of the Party Central Committee and Party General Secretary To Lam. Fifth, the city focused on resolving five long-standing bottlenecks including urban order, traffic congestion, environmental pollution, flooding and food safety, while improving institutions, infrastructure and resources for long-term development. Sixth, Hanoi hosted major events marking national and city anniversaries, including celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day, reinforcing the capital’s role and stature. Seventh, the entire political system was mobilized to achieve economic growth of over 8 percent,with state budget revenue exceeding VND600 trillion (US$24 billion) for the first time. As of December 25, 2025, GRDP growth reached 8.16 percent, while budget revenue surpassed VND668.5 trillion (US$26.8 billion). Eighth, the city made breakthroughs in site clearance and in resolving long-standing project bottlenecks, including the rapid completion of land clearance for Ring Road 1, and the launch of strategic projects such as the Olympic Sports Urban Area and the Red River scenic boulevard. Ninth, Hanoi reaffirmed its leading role in development driven by science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation, ranking first nationwide for three consecutive years in the Provincial Innovation Index and piloting the integration of Party administrative procedures into the National Public Service Portal. Tenth, the city accelerated decentralization and delegation of authority to grassroots authorities, enhancing autonomy and accountability under the principle of “local decision-making, local implementation, local responsibility.” |
The conference was jointly organized by the Hanoi Party Committee, the Municipal People’s Council, the People’s Committee and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hanoi. It was held in person at the Party Committee headquarters and connected online to 134 venues, with the participation of more than 11,900 delegates.
This marked the first time Hanoi has organized its annual review conference in a hybrid format citywide, replacing nearly 1,600 separate meetings previously held at different levels. The approach aligns with the Secretariat’s Conclusion No. 226, dated December 11, 2025, on improving discipline and effectiveness across the political system.
The Hanoi Times will update readers on the conference, with details of the city’s tasks for 2026.
