From a purely agricultural province, Hung Yen is accelerating its urbanization and aiming to become a city directly under central government administration by 2030. Less than four years to complete a massive transformation. It sounds impressive, but the question remains: is this the result of a natural development process, or a race for achievements driven by political determination?
After merging with Thai Binh, Hung Yen gained additional space, population, and resources to move closer to meeting the criteria for a centrally administered city. A series of communes are being reclassified as wards, major roads are being opened, and real estate projects are springing up densely. But does renaming a commune as a ward instantly transform farmers into urban residents? Does building roads and developing urban areas automatically create an economy robust enough to support the status of a city directly under central government jurisdiction?
What’s noteworthy is that investment resources are pouring heavily into Hung Yen. Agricultural land is rapidly becoming a real estate “gold mine,” while multi-trillion-dong projects are appearing one after another. Hung Yen may indeed “take off,” but if a locality must rush at all costs to meet a deadline, the biggest question remains: Is the future city being built to serve the people, or to fulfill a political objective?
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