2018 in Vietnam

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Events in the year 2018 in Vietnam .

Incumbents

• 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

• 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

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

1. The Washington Post
2. "Storm Son Tinh kills 20, leaves 16 missing in Vietnam". Reuters. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
3. "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.
4. "Nhạc sĩ Hoàng Vân qua đời ở tuổi 88". giaitri.vnexpress.net (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 10 February 2018.
5. "Former Vietnam Prime Minister Phan Van Khai Dies at 84". The New York Times . Retrieved 17 March 2018.
6. Giáo sư sử học Phan Huy Lê qua đời ở tuổi 84 (in Vietnamese)
7. Virus kills Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, 61
8. Nguyên Tổng Bí thư Đỗ Mười qua đời (in Vietnamese)