Over the past time, the locality has instructed departments and agencies to speed up the building of the scheme, regularly organised conferences with relevant sides to remove difficulties in a timely manner, and perfected planning contents to ensure the harmony and connectivity between the scheme and those at the national and regional levels, and others.

The provincial planning scheme targets rapid, sustainable socio-economic development in a fashion of "green, harmony, identity and happiness” as set in the resolution adopted at the 19th provincial Party Congress (the 2020-2025 tenure). Yen Bai has also identified a vision towards 2050 based on its potential, advantages and opportunities in the new development period.

Accordingly, the province expects to be home to a diverse ecosystem. Its economy will develop comprehensively and local residents’ living standards be improved significantly. The locality will maintain a sustainable ecological environment and promote comprehensive economic development with a higher added value and productivity. It also hopes to become an attractive and friendly tourist destination and a worth-living place.

Yen Bai strives to be among the leading provinces in the northern midland and mountainous region by 2030.

The planning scheme also identifies the four economic pillars of processing-manufacturing, tourism, services and agro-forestry, with manufacturing-processing as the main driver.