Events in the year 2023 in

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

Incumbents

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam The general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (), simply and informally the party general secretary or just general secretary (, TBT), is the contemporary title for the holder of the highest office within the Commu ...

–

Nguyễn Phú Trọng Nguyễn Phú Trọng ( ; 14 April 194419 July 2024) was a Vietnamese politician and political theorist who served as general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 2011 until his death in 2024. As the head of the party's Secretaria ...

President of Vietnam The president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam () is the head of state of Vietnam, elected by the National Assembly of Vietnam from its delegates. Since Vietnam is a one-party state, candidates for the post are nominated by the Central Commit ...

Nguyễn Xuân Phúc Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (; born 20 July 1954) is a Vietnamese former politician who served as the 11th president of Vietnam from 2021 until his resignation in 2023 amidst a series of corruption scandals. He also was the seventh prime minister from ...

(until 18 January); ** Võ Thị Ánh Xuân; (18 January to March 2) **

Võ Văn Thưởng Võ Văn Thưởng (; born 13 December 1970) is a Vietnamese politician who served as the 12th president of Vietnam from March 2023 to March 2024, being the youngest person to serve in this position since the country's Reunification Day, reunifi ...

(since March 2) *

Prime Minister of Vietnam The prime minister of Vietnam () is the head of government of Vietnam who presides over the meetings of the Government (formerly the Council of Ministers). The prime minister directs the work of government members, and may propose deputy prime ...

– Phạm Minh Chính * Chairman of the National Assembly –

Vương Đình Huệ Vương Đình Huệ (; born 15 March 1957) is a Vietnamese politician who served as the 12th chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam from 2021 until his resignation in 2024. He was previously Minister of Finance and head of the PCC Econom ...

Events

January

* 17 January –

resigns as

, the second highest-ranked position in Vietnam, citing responsibility for several recent scandals in the government.

February

* 16 February – A

Da Nang Da Nang or DanangSee also Danang Dragons (, ) is the fifth-largest city in Vietnam by municipal population. It lies on the coast of the Western Pacific Ocean of Vietnam at the mouth of the Hàn River, and is one of Vietnam's most important p ...

court A court is an institution, often a government entity, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between Party (law), parties and Administration of justice, administer justice in Civil law (common law), civil, Criminal law, criminal, an ...

sentences The ''Sentences'' (. ) is a compendium of Christian theology written by Peter Lombard around 1150. It was the most important religious textbook of the Middle Ages. Background The sentence genre emerged from works like Prosper of Aquitaine's ...

four South Korean men to imprisonment for

smuggling Smuggling is the illegal transportation of objects, substances, information or people, such as out of a house or buildings, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of applicable laws or other regulations. More broadly, soc ...

around 200 South Koreans into

during the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...

when the country suspended the entry of all foreigners from 2020 to 2021.

March

* 2 March – The

National Assembly of Vietnam The National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (N.A.; ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral parliament and the highest body of state power of Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Vietnam. The National Assembly is the only branch of governmen ...

elects

as the country's new

president President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

, replacing

April

* 5 April – Five people are killed when a helicopter crashes near

Hạ Long Bay Hạ Long Bay or Halong Bay (, ) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and popular travel destination in Quảng Ninh province, Vietnam. The name Hạ Long means "descending dragon". Administratively, the bay belongs to Hạ Long city, Cẩm Phả c ...

, Quảng Ninh province. * 6 April –

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is being searched and investigated by Vietnam due to the "

toxic Toxicity is the degree to which a chemical substance or a particular mixture of substances can damage an organism. Toxicity can refer to the effect on a whole organism, such as an animal, bacterium, or plant, as well as the effect on a subst ...

content" that harms the children.

May

June

* 11 June – 2023 Đắk Lắk attacks – Several people are killed and several others are injured in a

mass shooting A mass shooting is a violent crime in which one or more attackers use a firearm to Gun violence, kill or injure multiple individuals in rapid succession. There is no widely accepted specific definition, and different organizations tracking su ...

at a

police station A police station is a facility operated by police or a similar law enforcement agency that serves to accommodate police officers and other law enforcement personnel. The role served by a police station varies by agency, type, and jurisdiction, ...

in the Central Highlands. Six people are arrested in connection with the shooting.

July

* July 14 – Zing News Online Knowledge electronic magazine site closed for 3 months due to the Decision on sanctioning administrative violations of the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Information and Communications on July 14, 2023, and the decision of the Vietnam Publishing Association Male. * July 22 – Miss World Vietnam 2023 final held in

Bình Định province Bình Định (平定) was a former northern coastal province in the South Central Coast region, the Central of Vietnam. It borders Quảng Ngãi to the north, Phú Yên to the south, Gia Lai to the west and the South China Sea to the ea ...

August

* August 12 – A traffic accident between two trucks and a 4-seat car carrying

Hoang Anh Gia Lai FC Hoang Anh Gia Lai Football Club (), commonly known as Hoang Anh Gia Lai and simply known as HAGL, is a Vietnamese professional football club based in Pleiku, Gia Lai. Owned by Đoàn Nguyên Đức, a prominent Vietnamese businessman and found ...

members on Highway 14 in Chu Puh district,

Gia Lai province Gia Lai is a northern mountainous Provinces of Vietnam, province in the Central Highlands (Vietnam), Central Highlands region, the Central Vietnam, Central of Vietnam. It borders Kon Tum province, Kon Tum in the north, Quảng Ngãi province, Qu ...

killed 3 people (including Mr. Doctor Dao Tri, assistant coach Duong Minh Ninh and striker Paollo Madeira) * August 19–26 – VTV Cup 2023 international women's volleyball tournament.

September

* September 9 – Cánh Diều Awards 2023 * September 10–11 –

Joe Biden Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice p ...

visits Vietnam * 12 September – 2023 Hanoi building fire: A fire at a 9-story

apartment An apartment (American English, Canadian English), flat (British English, Indian English, South African English), tenement (Scots English), or unit (Australian English) is a self-contained housing unit (a type of residential real estate) that ...

building in

Hanoi Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Vietnam, second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" (Hanoi is bordered by the Red River (Asia), Red and Black River (Asia), Black Riv ...

, kills at least 56 people and hospitalizes 37 others. * 29 September – Miss Universe Vietnam 2023 held in

Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...

October

* October 6 – National Football Super Cup 2023 * October 8 – The final of Road to Olympia year number 23 * October 14 – Miss Earth Vietnam 2023 held in

* From October 20 –

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...

is no longer a particularly dangerous infectious disease (group A) * October 29 – Decision 3983/QD-BYT, annulling 160 documents on COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control issued by the Ministry of Health, takes effect

Sports

*3 February – 20 August:

2023 V.League 1 The 2023 V.League 1, known as the Night Wolf V.League 1 () for sponsorship reasons, was the 40th season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Vietnamese football and the 23rd as a professional league. The season started on 3 February 2023. ...

* 4 February – 19 August: 2023 V.League 2

Other

* 25 October: Miss Grand International 2023 * 22 December:

Miss Earth 2023 Miss Earth 2023 was the 23rd edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held at the Vạn Phúc City Water Music Square in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on December 22, 2023. Mina Sue Choi of South Korea crowned Drita Ziri of Albania as her successor ...

Deaths

January

* January 6 – Nguyễn Thọ Chân, Former Minister of Labor of Vietnam (b. 1922) * January 26 – Võ Văn Ái, poet, journalist (b. 1935) * January 29 – Lê Dũng, Brigadier (b. 1967)

References

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