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Events in the year 2018 in Vietnam .

Incumbents [ edit ]

• Party General Secretary : Nguy?n Phu Tr?ng
• President : Tr?n đ?i Quang (until 21 September), Nguy?n Phu Tr?ng (since 23 October)
• Prime Minister : Nguy?n Xuan Phuc
• Assembly Chairperson : Nguy?n Th? Kim Ngan

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 – Nguy?n Phu Tr?ng 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 [ edit ]

• 4 February ? Hoang Van , songwriter and composer (b. 1930). ^[4]

• 11 February ? Lam Ng??n Tanh , military officer (b. 1928)

• 6 March ? Paul Bui V?n đ?c , Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1944)

• 17 March ? Phan V?n Kh?i , politician (b. 1933). ^[5]

• 23 June ? Phan Huy Le , historian (b. 1934). ^[6]

• 21 September ? Tr?n đ?i Quang , politician (b. 1956). ^[7]

• 1 October ? đ? M??i , politician (b. 1917). ^[8]

References [ edit ]