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2018 in Vietnam
Summary
Events in the year
2018 in
Vietnam
.
←
2017
2016
2015
2018
in
Vietnam
→
2019
2020
2021
Decades:
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
See also:
Other events of 2018
History of Vietnam
Timeline of Vietnamese history
List of years in Vietnam
Incumbents
edit
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
Events
edit
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.
Deaths
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Paul Bùi Văn Đọc
Đỗ Mười
4 February –
Hoàng Vân
, songwriter and composer (b. 1930).
[4]
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]
1 October –
Đỗ Mười
, politician (b. 1917).
[8]
References
edit
^
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)