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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">The Russian Journal of Vietnamese Studies</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">The Russian Journal of Vietnamese Studies</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вьетнамские исследования</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="electronic">2618-9453</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the RAS</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">568651</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.54631/VS.2024.82-568651</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Scientific researches</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Научные исследования</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Synthetic Classification of Provinces and Cities in Vietnam as a Guide for Regional Policy</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Синтетическая классификация провинций и городов Вьетнама как основа региональной политики</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0550-6361</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Bondarenko</surname><given-names>Ksenia A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Бондаренко</surname><given-names>Ксения Андреевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Ph.D. (Economics), Associate Professor, Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>к. э. н., доцент, факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики</p></bio><email>xenabondarenko@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3143-1693</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Afonina</surname><given-names>Angelina Gennadievna</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Афонина</surname><given-names>Ангелина Геннадьевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="DE">Germany</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Master Student</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>магистрант</p></bio><email>afoninalina2001@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">HSE University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">НИУ «Высшая школа экономики»</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">LMU Munich</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Университет Людвига-Максимилиана</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2024-07-16" publication-format="electronic"><day>16</day><month>07</month><year>2024</year></pub-date><volume>8</volume><issue>2</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en"/><issue-title xml:lang="ru"/><fpage>19</fpage><lpage>36</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2023-08-21"><day>21</day><month>08</month><year>2023</year></date><date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2024-07-11"><day>11</day><month>07</month><year>2024</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2024, Bondarenko K.A., Afonina A.G.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2024, Бондаренко К.А., Афонина А.Г.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2024</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Bondarenko K.A., Afonina A.G.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Бондаренко К.А., Афонина А.Г.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://vietnamjournal.ru/2618-9453/article/view/568651">https://vietnamjournal.ru/2618-9453/article/view/568651</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>Vietnam is a country with a relatively high level of regional inequality. The General Statistics Office of Vietnam groups the provinces based on their geographic location. This article presents the classification of the provinces and cities of Vietnam based not only on geography, but also on their socio-economic characteristics, economic structure, and the membership in free economic zones (FEZs). The analysis identifies four groups of provinces and cities: i) highly developed (FEZ members with high GRP per capita and a developed technological industry) ii) developed (FEZ members with high untapped economic growth potential and a highly diversified economic base), iii) moderately developed (with a vast primary sector and high potential for the development of the tourism sector) and iv) less developed (the poorest regions). The article highlights individual provinces, the level of socio-economic development of which (ceteris paribus) will allow them to transfer towards the group of more developed provinces in the near future. In order to reduce inequality in other provinces, we propose to use approaches, which have been successfully implemented in highly developed and developed regions, such as incentives for foreign investors or tax preferences for the development of significant industries in individual provinces.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Вьетнам – страна с относительно высоким уровнем регионального неравенства. Статистическое управление Вьетнама группирует провинции, исходя из их географического положения. В данной статье представлена классификация провинций и городов Вьетнама не только на основе географии, но также их социально-экономических характеристик, структуры экономики и участия в свободных экономических зонах (СЭЗ). В ходе анализа выделены четыре группы провинций и городов: i) высокоразвитые (участники СЭЗ с высоким ВРП на душу населения и развитой промышленностью); ii) развитые (участники СЭЗ с высоким нереализованным потенциалом экономического роста и крайне диверсифицированной экономической базой); iii) cреднеразвитые (с достаточно развитым первичным сектором и высоким потенциалом развития туристического сектора) и iv) менее развитые (наиболее бедные регионы). В статье отмечены отдельные провинции, уровень социально-экономического развития которых (при прочих равных условиях) позволит им в ближайшее время перейти в группу более развитых. В целях сокращения неравенства в других провинциях могут быть использованы подходы, успешно реализованные в группах высокоразвитых и развитых – такие как льготы иностранным инвесторам или налоговые преференции для развития особо значимых отраслей.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Vietnam</kwd><kwd>regions</kwd><kwd>regional inequality</kwd><kwd>classification of regions</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>Вьетнам</kwd><kwd>регионы</kwd><kwd>региональное неравенство</kwd><kwd>классификация регионов</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">An, R. (2020) Vietnam’s Southern Key Economic Region: Opportunities for Investment. Vietnam Briefing, June 25.</mixed-citation><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Вьетнам – торговый и инвестиционный партнёр: Справочник. 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