2023 in Vietnam
Incumbents
| Photo | Post | Name |
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General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam | Nguyễn Phú Trọng |
| President of Vietnam | Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (until 17 January);
Võ Thị Ánh Xuân; (18 January to March 2); Võ Văn Thưởng onwards | |
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Prime Minister of Vietnam | Phạm Minh Chính |
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Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam | Vương Đình Huệ |
Events
Ongoing: COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam
- 17 January – Nguyễn Xuân Phúc resigns as President of Vietnam, the second highest-ranked position in Vietnam, citing responsibility for several recent scandals in the government.[1]
- 16 February – A Da Nang court sentences four South Korean men to imprisonment for smuggling around 200 South Koreans into Vietnam during the COVID-19 pandemic when the country suspended the entry of all foreigners from 2020 to 2021.[2]
- 2 March – The National Assembly of Vietnam elects Võ Văn Thưởng as the country's new president, replacing Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.[3]
- 5 April – Five people are killed when a helicopter crashes near Hạ Long Bay, Quảng Ninh province.[4]
- 6 April – TikTok is being searched and investigated by Vietnam due to the "toxic content" that harm the children.[5]
- 11 June 2023 Vietnam police station attacks – Several people are killed and several others are injured in a mass shooting at a police station in the Central Highlands. Six people are arrested in connection with the shooting.[6]
- 13 September – 2023 Hanoi building fire: A fire at an 9-storey apartment building in Hanoi, kills at least 56 people and hospitalizes 37 others.[7]
Sports
- 3 February – 20 August: 2023 V.League 1[8]
- 4 February – 19 August: 2023 V.League 2[9]
References
- VnExpress. "Trung ương đồng ý ông Nguyễn Xuân Phúc thôi chức Chủ tịch nước". vnexpress.net (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- "Vietnam jails South Koreans for people smuggling during pandemic". Al Arabiya English. 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- "Vietnam's parliament elects Thuong as new president". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- VietnamPlus (2023-04-07). "Last victim's body in helicopter crash found | Society | Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)". VietnamPlus. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- "Vietnam to probe TikTok over 'toxic' content". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- "Four officers killed in Vietnam police station attacks". CNA. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- "At least 56 dead in 'huge fire' at apartment block in Vietnam's Hanoi". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- "Ngọc Linh Ginseng to sponsor national V.League 1". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- "V.League schedules shift to match international timetable". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- Hòa, Cổng Thông tin điện tử tỉnh Khánh. "Cuộc thi Hoa hậu Trái đất 2023 sẽ được tổ chức ở Nha Trang". Cổng Thông tin điện tử tỉnh Khánh Hòa (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2022-12-22.
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