Some key projects have been completed
On the morning of October 16, at the National Convention Center, the Hanoi Party Committee opened the 18th Party Congress, term 2025-2030.
Reporting on the review of the leadership and direction of the Hanoi Party Committee Executive Committee, term XVII, 2020-2025, Mr. Tran Sy Thanh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, term XVII, Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee, said that despite difficulties such as the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters and personnel changes, the Hanoi Party Committee is always united and innovates leadership methods.
Hanoi has concretized 40 resolutions, 146 conclusions, 50 directives in 780 documents, and effectively implemented the strategic resolutions of the Politburo, major and important policies and guidelines related to the development of the Capital.
Since the beginning of the term (as of September 25, 2025), the Hanoi Party Committee has held 26 meetings (including 23 regular conferences, 3 thematic conferences), the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee has held 145 meetings, discussed 965 contents, the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee has held 240 meetings, discussed 1,766 contents.
Party building, administrative reform, and digital transformation have achieved many outstanding results, such as integrating 4 Party administrative procedures into the National Public Service Portal, the iHanoi application attracted 5.7 million users.

The capital's economy grew by an average of 6.57%/year, GRDP accounted for 12.6% of the country, budget revenue was 1.8 times higher than the previous period, accounting for about 25% of the country's total budget revenue.
Other socio-economic development indicators have all had positive and stable changes and achieved many important results.
The work of urban planning, management and development, and the socio-economic infrastructure system has been promoted in a synchronous, modern, smart, and connected direction.
Some key projects such as the Cat Linh - Ha Dong, Nhon - Hanoi Railway Station railway (elevated section), elevated Ring Road 2, Vinh Tuy Bridge phase 2; started construction and accelerated the progress of Ring Road 4 - Hanoi Capital Region, Tu Lien Bridge, Tran Hung Dao Bridge, Ngoc Hoi Bridge; basically handle the pollution of To Lich River as a basis for continuing to renovate and develop tourism...
Hanoi has completed the task of building new rural areas at the city level, becoming the leading locality in the country. Social security and welfare are guaranteed, in 2024 there will be no more poor households according to the city's poverty standards.
The report also frankly pointed out limitations, shortcomings, and shortcomings, and at the same time outlined solutions to overcome them; drew 4 lessons in leadership and direction with important contents:
Always united, unified, and courageous at all times; innovate thinking and leadership methods; strictly implement the principles of Party organization and activities, especially the principles of democratic centralism, self-criticism and criticism; focus on the implementation stage, clearly identify key goals and tasks, breakthroughs; thoroughly grasp and seriously implement the viewpoint of "people are the root", persistently adhere to the motto "people know, people discuss, people do, people inspect, people supervise, people benefit", taking the satisfaction and trust of the people as a measure of cadres and work...
Striving to achieve Hanoi's average GRDP per capita of over 36,000 USD by 2045,
Presenting the Political Report at the Congress, Standing Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee Nguyen Van Phong said that, promoting the achievements of 40 years of innovation, potential, strengths, with the tradition of solidarity, bravery, and creativity, the Party Committee, government and people of the Capital have made efforts to overcome all difficulties and challenges, successfully implementing the Resolution of the 17th Congress, basically achieving and exceeding the targets, in which 4 targets were completed 1 to 2 years early.
The City Party Committee has focused on leading the work of building a clean and strong Party Committee. The Hanoi Party Committee is exemplary in streamlining the apparatus of the political system... The capital's economy continues to develop, with GRDP growth of 6.57%, 1.1 times higher than the national average; the scale is about 63 billion USD, 1.4 times higher than in 2020, accounting for 12.6% of the country...

Standing Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee Nguyen Van Phong said that in the 2025-2030 term, the viewpoint for consistent development is that Hanoi Capital is a pioneer and exemplary in implementing the policies and decisions of the Central Government, regularly of the Politburo, the Secretariat and the General Secretary, especially the issues that are pillars for breakthrough development of the Capital and the country...
The City Party Committee sets a goal by 2030: Hanoi is the "Cultured - Civilized - Modern" Capital, green, smart, a place of cultural quintessence, extensive international integration, high competitiveness, and development level on par with the developed countries in the region...
Vision to 2045, according to Mr. Nguyen Van Phong, Hanoi Capital is a globally connected city, with a high standard of living and quality of life; comprehensive, unique and harmonious economic, cultural and social development, typical for the whole country; with a development level on par with the developed developed developed countries in the region and the world. GRDP per capita is over 36,000 USD.