2006 in Vietnam
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The following lists events that happened during 2006 in Vietnam.
Incumbents
- Party General Secretary: Nông Đức Mạnh
- President: Trần Đức Lương (until June 27); Nguyễn Minh Triết (starting June 27)
- Prime Minister: Phan Văn Khải (until June 27); Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (starting June 27)
- Chairman of the National Assembly: Nguyễn Văn An (until June 26); Nguyễn Phú Trọng (starting June 26)
Events
- January 20 – Bùi Tiến Dũng, General Director of PMU18, was arrested in PMU 18 scandal.[1]
- April 8 – Bloc 8406 was established.[2]
- May 20 – 400 fishermen were missing due to Typhoon Chanchu.[3]
- October 1 – Typhoon Xangsane made landfall in Da Nang.[4]
- October 25 – Vietnam National Convention Center was inaugurated.[5]
- November 12 – Prime Minister directed a temporary suspension of rice exports to stabilize market prices.[6]
- November 18–19 – APEC Vietnam 2006 was held.[7]
- December 5 – Typhoon Durian made landfall in Southern Vietnam.[8]
- December 7 – Prime Minister allowed rice export again.[6]
- December 23 – 23 students were required to retake exams after High School Graduation Examination scandal in Hà Tây province.[9]
- December 29 – George W. Bush signed proclamation extending Permanent normal trade relations to Vietnam.[10]
Births
- February 2 – Vi Đình Thượng, footballer
- May 27 – Lê Đình Long Vũ, footballer
- June 3 – Nguyễn Công Phương, footballer
Deaths
- January 1 – Nguyễn Văn Minh, general (b. 1929)
- February 25 – Dương Quỳnh Hoa, politician (b. 1930)
- March 16 – Hoàng Lập Ngôn, painter (b. 1910)
- April 26 – Bà Tùng Long, writer (b. 1915)
- May 2 – Nguyen Dinh Ngoc, intelligence officer (b. 1932)
- July 1 – Chu Huy Mân, general (b. 1913)
- August 17 – Yen Ngoc Do, newspaper publisher (b. 1941)
- September 20 – Phạm Xuân Ẩn, journalist (b. 1927)
- November 11 – Đặng Sỹ, military officer (b. 1929)
- Nguyễn Anh Huy, badminton player (b. 1943)
References
- ↑ ""Con bạc triệu đô" Bùi Tiến Dũng bị bắt". Dân Trí News (in Vietnamese). 2006-01-20. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ↑ "Nhìn lại năm 2006, một năm đầy sự kiện đối với Việt Nam". RFA (in Vietnamese). 2006-12-31.
- ↑ "Asia typhoon kills 104, hundreds missing in Vietnam - China | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2006-05-20. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ↑ "Bão Xangsane tàn phá Ðà Nẵng và các tỉnh miền Trung". RFA (in Vietnamese). 2006-10-01.
- ↑ "'Sóng' biển Đông giữa lòng Hà Nội". Tuổi Trẻ (in Vietnamese). 2007-01-07. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- 1 2 "Xuất khẩu gạo năm 2006 đạt 4,75 triệu tấn". Nhân Dân (in Vietnamese). 2006-12-07. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ↑ "Vietnam in limelight as Bush arrives for summit". China Daily. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ↑ "Annual Report on Activities of the RSMC Tokyo: Typhoon Center 2006" (PDF). Japan Meteorological Agency.
- ↑ "23 học sinh phải thi lại tốt nghiệp THPT do liên quan đến vụ tiêu cực thi cử ở Hà Tây". Hanoimoi (in Vietnamese). 2006-12-21. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ↑ Vietnam, U. S. Mission (2020-06-26). "Chronology of U.S. – Vietnam Relations". U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
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