January 1 - Vietnam’s new marriage law goes into effect. Same-sex marriages are no longer prohibited, but are not recognized as being legally valid.[1]
January 3 - Bulk Jupiter, a Norwegian cargo ship, sinks off the coast of Vietnam, with eighteen dead and one survivor.[2]
Referencesedit
^"Vietnam Abolishes Same-Sex Marriage Ban, Taking Lead in Gay Rights". Bloomberg.com. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
^"Vietnam Cargo Ship Sinks off the Coast of Vietnam". 3 January 2015. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
