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2004 In Vietnam
The following lists events that happened during 2004 in Vietnam. Incumbents * Party General Secretary: Nông Đức Mạnh *President: Trần Đức Lương *Prime Minister: Phan Văn Khải * Chairman of the National Assembly: Nguyễn Văn An Events Ongoing * H5N1 bird flu killed 20 people. 44 million birds were destroyed. April * April 10–11 – Mass protests in Đắk Lắk, Gia Lai and Đắk Nông provinces. June * June 1 – Nguyễn Quang Thường, Deputy General Director of PetroVietnam, was arrested. * June 3 – Năm Cam was executed * June 12 – Tropical Storm Chanthu made landfall in Central Vietnam. August * August 19 – VTC Digital Television was launched. November * November 28 – Cambodia–Laos–Vietnam Development Triangle Area was ratified. Births * January 1 – Nguyễn Đức Việt, footballer * February 5 – Trần Nam Hải, footballer * February 20 – Nguyễn Ngọc Mỹ, footballer * March 6 – Nguyễn Thái ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashes into the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt, killing all 148 aboard, making it one of the deadliest aviation accidents in Egyptian history at the time. * January 4 – NASA's MER-A (Spirit (rover), Spirit) spacecraft lands on the surface of Mars. * January 6 – Construction on the tallest human-made structure to date, the Burj Khalifa begins in Dubai UAE. * January 8 – The Queen Mary 2, RMS ''Queen Mary 2'', at the time the largest ocean liner ever built, is christened by its namesake's granddaughter, Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth II. * January 25 – NASA's MER-B (Opportunity (rover), Opportunity) spacecraft lands on the surface of Mars. * January 26 – The Mydoom, MyDoom virus is first identified. February * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tropical Storm Chanthu (2004)
Severe Tropical Storm Chanthu, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Gener, was a strong tropical storm that produced deadly flooding in Indochina in mid June 2004. Originating from an area of low pressure on June 5, 2004, Chanthu was first declared a tropical depression near southern Leyte Island in the Philippines. Tracking west-northwestward, the depression intensified into a tropical storm over the central Philippines before entering the South China Sea. Once over the warm waters of the sea, the system quickly intensified, attaining its peak 10-minute winds of 110 km/h (70 mph) and 1-minute winds of 140 km/h (85 mph). On June 12, the storm made landfall in Vietnam before quickly weakening over land. By June 13, the system had weakened to a tropical depression and dissipated two days later. In Vietnam, Chanthu wrought substantial damage and killed 38 people. Damage from the storm was estimated at 125 billion Vietnam dong (US$7.9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lê Minh Hương
Lê Minh Hương (October 3, 1936 – May 23, 2004) was a Vietnamese politician who was the Ministry of Public Security (Vietnam), Minister of Public Security of Vietnam from 1996 to 2002. He was born in Hương Sơn District, Hà Tĩnh Province and he was posthumously awarded the Ho Chi Minh Medal by the President on March 5, 2008. History of military rank conferment References Vietnamese politicians Vietnamese generals People from Hà Tĩnh province 1936 births 2004 deaths Members of the 8th Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam Members of the 9th Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam Members of the 7th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Members of the 8th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Members of the 9th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam {{Vietnam-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |