Hanoi is not only the center of the country, but also the pioneering flag paving the way for innovation, where the aspiration for a strong, prosperous and happy Vietnam originates.

In that special sense, the 18th Hanoi Party Congress, taking place from October 15 to 17, 2025, is an important political event of the Party Committee, government, armed forces and people of the capital.

With the motto "Solidarity - Democracy - Discipline - Breakthrough - Development", the Congress is determined to promote the thousand-year tradition of civilization and heroism; unite to build a clean and strong Party organization; pioneer breakthroughs in the new era; build a civilized, modern and happy Capital; contribute significantly to the successful implementation of the two 100-year goals of the country.

CREATING NEW POSITION AND STRENGTH FOR THE CAPITAL TO ENTER A NEW ERA

Over the past 80 years since the country's independence (1945-2025), 71 years since the Liberation Day of the Capital (October 10, 1954-October 10, 2025) and nearly 40 years of implementing the Renovation process (1986-2025), under the leadership of the Party, the capital Hanoi has persistently and determinedly built and developed, becoming the national political-administrative center, the heart of the country, a major center of economics , culture, education-training, science-technology, and international integration.

In that glorious journey, the 17th Party Congress of the City Party Committee has made important contributions.

Facing difficulties and challenges greater than expected, the Party Committee, government, armed forces and people of the Capital have promoted solidarity, mettle, intelligence, creativity and determination to successfully implement the Resolution of the 17th Congress with 10 work programs, 5 key tasks, 3 breakthroughs; achieved comprehensive and positive results; completed 16/20 targets set out by the Resolution of the 17th Congress, of which 4 targets exceeded the plan, completed 1 to 2 years early, contributing to creating a new position and strength for the Capital to firmly step forward in the era of national growth.

Building a clean and strong Capital Party Committee means consolidating the roots of trust - because the strength of the Capital starts from the people's hearts and the Party's will.

During the term, the work of building the Party and the political system has had many innovations and creations suitable to the characteristics of the Capital. Political, ideological and ethical work has been ensured to be substantive and linked with commitment to responsibility, building integrity and a spirit of service.

Mass mobilization work has Many innovations clearly demonstrate the viewpoint that " people are the root " with thousands of " skillful mass mobilization" models.

Hanoi's breakthrough lies not in the scale of the project, but in the institutional vision, management thinking and innovative power of the capital's people.

Personnel work is innovated in the direction of building a database of staff, arranged according to the motto "for the job, find people," "for the job, arrange people," using products, efficiency and people's satisfaction as the measure to evaluate staff.

Hanoi not only exceeded the target of developing new party members, but also took the lead in developing party members who are students - the "red seeds" rich in knowledge, the future owners of the country. Inspection and supervision work was strengthened, promptly inspected, reviewed and strictly handled party organizations and party members involved in complicated and prolonged cases assigned by the Central Committee.

Internal affairs, anti-corruption, waste and negativity work must be "non-stop, non-stop", "no forbidden zones, no exceptions". By August 22, 2025, Hanoi had completed the congresses of 136/136 grassroots-level party committees for the 2025-2030 term (including 10 affiliated party committees and 126 commune and ward party committees), ahead of schedule.

The leadership methods of Party committees at all levels continue to be innovated. Pioneering in thinking, breakthrough in action, aiming for the happiness of the people, that is the mettle of a modern, civilized and humane Capital.

The City Party Committee has summarized practices, researched theories, proposed and recommended the Central Government to issue many specific policies, mechanisms and strategies for the Capital, typically Resolution No. 15-NQ/TW dated May 5, 2022 of the Politburo on the direction and tasks of developing Hanoi Capital to 2030, with a vision to 2045; Capital Law 2024; Capital Planning for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050 and Overall Adjustment of the Master Plan of Hanoi Capital to 2045, with a vision to 2065.

Developing the Capital today has gone beyond the goal and task of developing a land. Developing the Capital is also about cultivating national stature and spreading Vietnam's aspirations in the new era.

Hanoi has taken the lead in rearranging administrative units and organizing the administrative apparatus according to the two-level local government model; rearranging from 526 to 126 units with a consensus rate of over 97% of the people.

The capital's economy continues to grow strongly with an average GRDP growth of 6.57% per year, 1.1 times higher than the national growth rate; economic scale reaches about 63 billion USD, 1.42 times higher than in 2020, accounting for 41.54% of the Red River Delta and 12.6% of the country; GRDP per capita is estimated at 7,200 USD.

Hanoi completed the new rural construction plan two years ahead of schedule, leading the country in the movement to build new, advanced and model rural areas.

Urban appearance continues to improve with increasingly developed transport and social infrastructure networks.

The urban appearance continues to improve with an increasingly developed network of transport infrastructure and social infrastructure. The city has started construction of Ring Road 4 - Capital Region; put into operation 2 urban railway lines (Cat Linh - Ha Dong and the elevated section Nhon - Hanoi Railway Station), started construction of railway line No. 2 (Nam Thang Long - Tran Hung Dao); started construction of 5 bridges over the Red River: Tu Lien, Ngoc Hoi, Van Phuc, Thuong Cat, Tran Hung Dao; inaugurated the largest Vietnam Exhibition Center in Southeast Asia; started construction of the Pearl Theater...

Hanoi's breakthrough lies not in the scale of the project, but in the institutional vision, management thinking and innovative power of the capital's people. The city is the leading unit in the country in the Information Technology Industry Index, e-governance and innovation.

Culture and society continue to develop. Hanoi was honored by Time Out Magazine as the world's leading cultural destination in 2025. The city has invested heavily in the restoration and embellishment of historical and cultural relics; maintained its leading position in health and education; and completely eliminated multidimensional poverty by 2024, 1 year ahead of schedule.

Realizing the spirit of taking people as the center of development, Hanoi is currently the locality with the highest human development index (HDI) in the country at 0.829; average life expectancy is 76.5 years old, an increase of 1.0 year compared to 2020.

Implementing the direction of the Central Government and General Secretary To Lam, Hanoi is the first locality in the country to support boarding meals for primary school students from the 2025-2026 school year.

The city is also a "bright spot" in terms of its capacity to respond to natural disasters and epidemics, typically during the COVID-19 pandemic and typhoon Yagi (typhoon No. 3 in 2024)...

Hanoi continues to prioritize environmental pollution treatment, launch movements, gradually make environmental sanitation a routine, orient the development and implementation of “green” and “forest in the city” models, open more parks and flower gardens, and fundamentally solve the problem of waste treatment with two waste-to-energy plants. In particular, with drastic and synchronous solutions in a “lightning-fast” time, Hanoi has gradually revived the To Lich River.

With the core of the police and army forces, the city continues to maintain its position as a top security and safety destination; at the same time, it promotes administrative reform, boldly pilots the "one-level Public Administration Service Center model," creating an increasingly innovative, trustworthy, and attractive investment and business environment.

Hanoi today carries within it the beauty of a thousand-year-old cultural tradition and the spirit of the new era, elegance, humanity, creativity and responsibility.

The celebration, parade, and march of the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam were a great success, creating the atmosphere of a "National Festival," leaving behind emotional and proud echoes, motivating and inspiring the whole country, which is a testament to this.

Besides the achievements, the implementation of the Resolution of the 17th Congress still has limitations and shortcomings as pointed out in the draft Political Report submitted to the 18th City Party Congress.

BUILDING A CIVILIZED - CIVILIZED - MODERN CAPITAL

PEACEFUL CITY, HAPPY PEOPLE

Entering a new stage of development, in addition to advantages and opportunities, the context poses many difficulties and challenges for Hanoi. Accumulated bottlenecks, population aging, climate change, natural disasters, epidemics and the four risks pointed out by the Party including backwardness, corruption, “ peaceful evolution” and “ self-evolution ” still exist.

On August 21, chairing the Politburo's meeting with the Hanoi Party Committee Standing Committee to give opinions on the draft documents and personnel plan for the 18th City Party Congress, General Secretary To Lam emphasized the need to build an image of a green, smart, livable capital that is attractive both domestically and internationally.

Realizing that spirit, Hanoi has concretized and implemented the 7 strategic resolutions of the Politburo into the reality of the Capital, determining the goal that by 2030, Hanoi will be a " Cultured - Civilized - Modern" Capital, green, smart, a place where cultural quintessence converges, deeply integrated internationally, highly competitive, with a development level on par with the capitals of developed countries in the region; a center and driving force for the development of the Red River Delta, the Northern region, a growth pole with a leading role in the country's economy, with influence in the region; a major economic and financial center; a leading center of culture, education and training, healthcare, science, technology and innovation; stable politics and society, a peaceful city, happy people.

We also clearly define the vision for 2045, the capital Hanoi will be a globally connected city, with a high standard of living and quality of life; comprehensively developed economy, culture and society, unique and harmonious, representing the whole country; with a development level on par with the capitals of developed countries in the region and the world. GRDP per capita will reach over 36,000 USD.

Hanoi - City for Peace, Creative City - will forever be a symbol of faith, aspiration and Vietnamese mettle in the era of national growth.

To concretize the goal, the City has identified 43 targets by 2030 focusing on economy, society, urban-environment and Party building. In particular, the average GRDP growth rate in the 2026-2030 period is expected to reach 11.0%/year or more; GRDP per capita is expected to be over 12,000 USD; the proportion of added value of the digital economy in GRDP is expected to reach 40%; the proportion of cultural industry in GRDP is about 8%; social investment capital implemented in the area is expected to reach 5.0 million billion VND...

The Human Development Index (HDI) is about 0.88; the Happiness Index (HPI) is 9/10; the rate of trained workers is 80% or more... And every year, the minimum number of newly admitted party members is 11,000; the rate of party members and the rate of party organizations completing their tasks well or better every year are both over 90%...

With the spirit of “new vision - new global thinking, Capital thinking and Hanoi action”, the Political Report presented to the 18th Congress identified 10 groups of key tasks and solutions. In particular, the city will focus on 3 breakthroughs to concretize and resolutely achieve the above goals and targets.

Determined to take the lead in building a streamlined, honest, effective and efficient State, a government "of the people, by the people and for the people," the City Party Committee will create a breakthrough by focusing on building and perfecting development institutions.

The Party Committee, government and people of the Capital affirm to persistently realize the vision of " Cultural capital - globally connected - elegant and splendid - harmonious development - peaceful and prosperous - serving government - dedicated businesses - trusting society - happy people. "

First of all, complete the concretization of the Capital Law; build mechanisms and policies to remove bottlenecks, overcome limitations and unblock, mobilize and effectively use resources for development.

Pioneering in piloting new mechanisms and policies, focusing on: science and technology development, innovation, digital transformation; private economic development; education and training; healthcare... Promoting decentralization, delegation of authority, and authorization with the motto "locality decides, locality acts, locality is responsible."

Hanoi will also make a breakthrough in developing, exploiting, and effectively using high-quality human resources and attracting talents. In particular, it will focus on building a team of cadres, especially leaders and managers at all levels of the capital with courage, will to rise up, aspiration to contribute, strategic thinking, and the capacity to organize and implement resolutions; have a mechanism to encourage and protect cadres who dare to innovate and take responsibility for the common good. Attract and promote excellent leaders, managers, talented experts, scientists, and highly qualified workers at home and abroad, both in the public and private sectors.

At the same time, the City prioritizes the development of modern, smart and connected infrastructure systems to create development breakthroughs.

In particular, investing in a synchronous and diversely connected transport system with a long-term vision of an integrated inter-regional and international transport network: expressways, national highways, belt roads, gateway traffic junctions, bridge systems across the Red River and Duong River, urban railways connecting satellite cities with the central region and neighboring provinces; logistics systems linking economic corridors and belts.

Transport-oriented urban development (TOD) and underground space exploitation and development. Building digital infrastructure, synchronous and modern science, technology and innovation infrastructure; connecting large databases on: planning, population, health, culture, education, insurance, land, housing... to create a foundation for sustainable development and enhance the competitiveness of the Capital in the digital age.

With the pioneering role and mission in the new era, the era of national growth, the Party Committee, the Government and the People of the Capital affirm to persistently realize the vision of " Cultural Capital - Global Connection - Elegant and Glorious - Harmonious Development - Peaceful and Prosperous - Serving Government - Contributing Enterprises - Trusting Society - Happy People. "

Resolutions go hand in hand with action programs. Actions must be specific to each project, project, work, and plan, clearly assigning responsible groups and individuals, clearly defining the implementation roadmap and completion time, and ensuring the motto " Six clear " (clear people - clear work - clear time - clear responsibility - clear product - clear authority).

Every step forward of Hanoi is a step spreading confidence to the whole country, affirming Vietnam's position, mettle and intelligence in the international arena. From Thang Long a thousand years ago to Hanoi today, the spirit still shines brightly: dare to think, dare to do, dare to take responsibility for the benefit of the People.

We firmly believe that with the attention and direction of the Central Committee, directly from General Secretary To Lam, the support and companionship of departments, ministries, branches and provinces and cities, especially the spirit of solidarity and determination of the Party Committee, government, army and people of the Capital, the 18th Congress of the City Party Committee, term 2025-2030 will be a great success, paving the way for realizing the aspiration of pioneering with the country into a new era - an era of strong and prosperous development.

Hanoi - City for Peace, Creative City - will forever be a symbol of faith, aspiration and Vietnamese mettle in the era of national growth.

From the spirit of the 18th Congress, a new belief is being kindled - the belief in a modern Hanoi that still retains its elegant character; a dynamically developing capital that is still imbued with cultural depth; a globally integrated city that still fully preserves Vietnamese identity.

"Pioneering - Breakthrough - Development - Happiness" - that is not only the goal, but also the sacred promise of Hanoi today for the future tomorrow./.