2018 in Vietnam
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Events in the year 2018 in Vietnam.
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- Party General Secretary: Nguyễn Phú Trọng
- President: Trần Đại Quang (until 21 September), Nguyễn Phú Trọng (since 23 October)
- Prime Minister: Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
- Assembly Chairperson: Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân
- 23 March – A fire at a condominium complex in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, kills at least 13 people and injures another 27, with most people dying of suffocation or jumping from high floors.[1]
- 15–21 July – Tropical Storm Son-Tinh hits Vietnam, causing floods and landslides in areas around Hanoi.[2][3]
- 23 October – Nguyễn Phú Trọng is sworn in to the post of President of Vietnam, becoming the third Vietnamese official to simultaneously lead the Communist Party while serving as head of state.
- 11 February – Lâm Ngươn Tánh, military officer (b. 1928)
- 6 March – Paul Bùi Văn Đọc, Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1944)
- 17 March – Phan Văn Khải, politician (b. 1933).[5]
- 23 June – Phan Huy Lê, historian (b. 1934).[6]
- 21 September – Trần Đại Quang, politician (b. 1956).[7]
- ^ The Washington Post
- ^ "Storm Son Tinh kills 20, leaves 16 missing in Vietnam". Reuters. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Typhoon Son Tinh kills at least 32 in Vietnam". NHK World. 22 July 2018. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Nhạc sĩ Hoàng Vân qua đời ở tuổi 88". giaitri.vnexpress.net (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Former Vietnam Prime Minister Phan Van Khai Dies at 84". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ Giáo sư sử học Phan Huy Lê qua đời ở tuổi 84 (in Vietnamese)
- ^ Virus kills Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, 61
- ^ Nguyên Tổng Bí thư Đỗ Mười qua đời (in Vietnamese)