2006 in Vietnam

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The following lists events that happened during 2006 in Vietnam .

Incumbents

• Party General Secretary: Nông Đức Mạnh
• President: Trần Đức Lương (until June 27); Nguyễn Minh Triết (starting June 27)
• Prime Minister: Phan Văn Khải (until June 27); Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (starting June 27)
• Chairman of the National Assembly: Nguyễn Văn An (until June 26); Nguyễn Phú Trọng (starting June 26)

Events

• January 20 – Bùi Tiến Dũng, General Director of PMU18, was arrested in PMU 18 scandal. ^[1]
• April 8 – Bloc 8406 was established. ^[2]
• May 20 – 400 fishermen were missing due to Typhoon Chanchu. ^[3]
• October 1 – Typhoon Xangsane made landfall in Da Nang. ^[4]
• October 25 – Vietnam National Convention Center was inaugurated. ^[5]
• November 12 – Prime Minister directed a temporary suspension of rice exports to stabilize market prices. ^[6]
• November 18–19 – APEC Vietnam 2006 was held. ^[7]
• December 5 – Typhoon Durian made landfall in Southern Vietnam. ^[8]
• December 7 – Prime Minister allowed rice export again. ^[6]
• December 23 – 23 students were required to retake exams after High School Graduation Examination scandal in Hà Tây province. ^[9]
• December 29 – George W. Bush signed proclamation extending Permanent normal trade relations to Vietnam. ^[10]

Births

• February 2 – Vi Đình Thượng, footballer
• May 27 – Lê Đình Long Vũ, footballer
• June 3 – Nguyễn Công Phương, footballer

Deaths

• January 1 – Nguyễn Văn Minh, general (b. 1929)
• February 25 – Dương Quỳnh Hoa, politician (b. 1930)
• March 16 – Hoàng Lập Ngôn, painter (b. 1910)
• April 26 – Bà Tùng Long, writer (b. 1915)
• May 2 – Nguyen Dinh Ngoc, intelligence officer (b. 1932)
• July 1 – Chu Huy Mân, general (b. 1913)
• August 17 – Yen Ngoc Do, newspaper publisher (b. 1941)
• September 20 – Phạm Xuân Ẩn, journalist (b. 1927)
• November 11 – Đặng Sỹ, military officer (b. 1929)
• Nguyễn Anh Huy, badminton player (b. 1943)

References

1. ""Con bạc triệu đô" Bùi Tiến Dũng bị bắt". Dân Trí News (in Vietnamese). 2006-01-20. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
2. "Nhìn lại năm 2006, một năm đầy sự kiện đối với Việt Nam". RFA (in Vietnamese). 2006-12-31.
3. "Asia typhoon kills 104, hundreds missing in Vietnam - China | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2006-05-20. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
4. "Bão Xangsane tàn phá Ðà Nẵng và các tỉnh miền Trung". RFA (in Vietnamese). 2006-10-01.
5. "'Sóng' biển Đông giữa lòng Hà Nội". Tuổi Trẻ (in Vietnamese). 2007-01-07. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
6. "Xuất khẩu gạo năm 2006 đạt 4,75 triệu tấn". Nhân Dân (in Vietnamese). 2006-12-07. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
7. "Vietnam in limelight as Bush arrives for summit". China Daily. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
8. "Annual Report on Activities of the RSMC Tokyo: Typhoon Center 2006" (PDF). Japan Meteorological Agency.
9. "23 học sinh phải thi lại tốt nghiệp THPT do liên quan đến vụ tiêu cực thi cử ở Hà Tây". Hanoimoi (in Vietnamese). 2006-12-21. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
10. Vietnam, U. S. Mission (2020-06-26). "Chronology of U.S. – Vietnam Relations". U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam. Retrieved 2024-11-06.