Vinh urban area is increasingly strongly connected with the nature of regional center.

Those are Ben Thuy 1, Ben Thuy 2, Ben Thuy 3 bridges, Cua Hoi bridge, meanwhile, Hung Duc bridge (Hung Nguyen - Duc Tho) on the North-South expressway is being urgently built.Along with bridges, the road system with increasingly large routes makes Vinh city more and more convenient and impressive...

Is "the center facing the sea"

If before, the Vinh bypass route surrounded the west of the city, limiting the city on this side, the North-South expressway through Hung Nguyen connecting with National Highway 1A, Vinh bypass, National Highway 46 Nam Dan to Thanh Thuy, Lam riverside road... made this limit blurred. Meanwhile, Vinh-Cua Lo Boulevard is being constructed day and night, the section near Cua Lo has clearly appeared with a 160m wide road connecting with the expanded Binh Minh road, coastal road, Cua Hoi bridge, Lam riverside road.

In the inner city, the 72m road connecting Vinh - Cua Lo road to Hung Tay commune and VSIP Industrial Park opens up great potential for land. To the East, Vinh City is strongly connected with the Southeast Economic Zone, the key economic zone of Nghe An and Cua Lo town... With increasingly clearer connections in current and future traffic and the position determined in Resolution 39/2023 of the Politburo "focusing on investment and having outstanding mechanisms and policies to build Vinh city into the economic and cultural center of the entire North Central region", it shows that Vinh is increasingly having an important position affirming the stature of the regional center.

Vinh City is the political, administrative, economic, cultural and social center of Nghe An province, a key area in cooperation and development with the Southeast Economic Zone. In addition, with the expansion towards Cua Lo, Vinh City will become a "Center towards the sea" with the role of promoting domestic and international exchanges through the development of the marine economy.

Vinh City is identified as the growth engine and solves key tasks of economic development of Nghe An province and the North Central region; a first-class urban area, the center of the North Central region in the fields of: Finance, trade, tourism, science - technology, information technology, high-tech industry, health, culture, sports, education - training. It has an important position in terms of security, defense, national and international traffic hub. Vinh City will solve key issues of economic development of the province and the North Central region. It is the cultural, sports and medical center of the North Central region; an industrial center of the North Central region; a financial, cultural, tourism and service center of the North Central region; a center for human resource training, science and technology, information technology in the North Central region and links with urban areas in the province and other provinces in the region such as Thanh Hoa and Ha Tinh for mutual development.

Currently, Vinh City is the traffic hub of the North Central region nationwide and internationally. Vinh City is located on the North-South arterial traffic axis and is a locality with a particularly convenient traffic system of roads, railways, waterways and airways; holding an important position on the domestic transportation route from North to South and vice versa. At the same time, it is very convenient for economic and cultural exchanges in the region and internationally.

Regarding external traffic: The city has a very convenient external traffic system with national highways along the North - South and East - West axes, including: Thang Long Avenue (National Highway 1A) - running through the city center in the North - South direction with a length of 15 km; National Highway 1A bypass in the West to reduce traffic in the central area; National Highway 46, National Highway 46C, Provincial Road 535, Provincial Road 535B

The inner-city traffic network is increasingly improved and upgraded, which can be clearly seen on the roads: Quang Trung, Phan Dinh Phung, Nguyen Van Cu, Nguyen Sy Sach... creating a synchronous traffic system for developing areas. The inner-city traffic network has been paved with asphalt or concrete with a traffic density of 12 km/km². The city's public transport has been invested and basically upgraded to meet the needs of residents and tourists; conveniently connecting and trading with neighboring provinces in the region. Currently, the city has put 16 bus routes into operation such as: Route 01 - Ben Thuy bridge to Cua Lo town, route 03 - Ben Thuy bridge to Do Luong district; route 04 - Vinh city to Hoang Mai town,... In addition, there are inter-provincial bus routes from Ha Tinh - Vinh city. On average, there are more than 250 trips per day from Vinh city to localities in and outside the province.

Railway system: All trains across the country stop to pick up and drop off passengers at Vinh Station. This is one of the two largest stations in the Central region (along with Da Nang Station) and is important on the North-South railway line. The station has an area of ​​16,500 m²in Hung Dong commune and Quan Bau ward. In addition to the Thong Nhat trains, the city also has trains departing from Vinh Station to the North, NA1, NA2, and to the Central region, VQ1, VQ2.

Currently, the Ministry of Transport is conducting a feasibility study on the High-speed Railway Project, accordingly, it is planned to arrange 01 railway station in Hung Tay commune, Hung Nguyen district, adjacent to Vinh city area, contributing to meeting the travel needs of people and tourists.

The city also shows strong growth in budget revenue. As the leading locality in Nghe An province in terms of revenue, the total budget revenue in 2022 reached 6,863.7 billion VND. The total budget expenditure in Vinh city in 2022 is 2,160.881 billion VND, in the first 9 months of the year the city's budget revenue reached 2,000 billion VND.

Average income per capita has continuously increased in recent years, with average income per capita in 2022 being 77.90 million VND/person/year. In the period 2019 - 2022, the main contributors to the overall growth of the city's economy are the industry - construction and trade - services sectors. In particular, the agriculture - forestry - fishery sector contributes insignificantly. The total production value calculated at current prices in 2022 reached 96,798.75 billion VND, up 9.02% over the same period. In the first 9 months of 2023, this value is estimated at 48,582 billion VND, equal to 72.66% of the plan.

Currently, in Vinh city, there are 5 industrial clusters planned for development, of which Nghi Phu, Hung Loc, Dong Vinh industrial clusters are operating and have invested in relatively synchronous infrastructure. Industrial zones and clusters have been invested in complete and synchronous infrastructure in terms of traffic systems, clean water supply systems, and wastewater treatment. Trade and service activities in recent years have always maintained a stable growth rate with diverse and abundant goods. The production value of the trade and service sector in 2022 reached 48,258.55 billion VND, accounting for 49.85% of the total production value and increased by 13.64% over the same period, the first 9 months of 2023 is estimated at 23,277 billion VND, equal to 72.91% of the plan.

Smart and sustainable urban development

As a young and sustainably developing city, Vinh city always receives attention from the Central Government, the domestic and international community in its development journey. The city's leaders said: The city is often proactive in connecting to have large projects to improve infrastructure and combat climate change such as WB Project 1, 2 "Priority infrastructure and urban development adapting to climate change in Vinh city, Nghe An province"from World Bank loans.Integrate proposals for the Central Government to support the implementation of a number of key projects: Expanding the 35m road from National Highway 46 to the Lam River road; building a drainage channel connecting Ke Gai River to Rao Gung River; renovating, upgrading sidewalks and burying National Highway 1A through Vinh City; sidewalks on Tran Phu, Le Duan, Nguyen Du streets and soon completing project investment procedures.

The city focuses on urban beautification, speeding up the progress of projects: The route from Vinh airport to the area around Ho Chi Minh Square, Ly Thuong Kiet street, Le Mao street (phase 2), beautifying Phan Dinh Phung, Tran Phu, Quang Trung, Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Le Hong Phong, Nguyen Van Cu streets...

Currently, some traffic islands have been upgraded, new grass carpets, trees, and ornamental plants have been planted on the bulvas, urban lighting systems have been renovated, and LED lights have been installed to decorate buildings; the Quang Trung Emperor Temple has been restored, and solutions have been focused on promoting the night-time economic development model. The city has actively coordinated with relevant provincial departments and branches to implement the Project to expand the administrative boundaries of Vinh city; and to develop a draft Project to develop Vinh city to 2030, with a vision to 2045... with new projects.

Besides, the city is enthusiastically directing and organizing well the activities to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Vinh city's establishment, 235 years of Phuong Hoang - Trung Do with the theme "Vinh - 60 years of Convergence and Shining".