2026 in Vietnam
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Events in the year 2026 in Vietnam.
Incumbents
[edit]- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam & State President of Vietnam – Tô Lâm
- Prime Minister of Vietnam – Phạm Minh Chính
- Chairman of the National Assembly – Trần Thanh Mẫn
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 19–23 January – 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam[1]
- 21 January
- Police arrest 28 people, including several foreigners, for trading marijuana through online listings and chat groups.[2]
- Techcombank and Panasonic Vietnam sign a memorandum of understanding to develop a banking ecosystem.[3]
- 23 January – 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam: Tô Lâm is reelected for a five-year term as party general secretary.[4]
- 28 January – A Yakovlev Yak-130 of the Vietnam Air Defence - Air Force crashes into a mountain in Đắk Lắk province, injuring the pilot.[5]
February
[edit]- 2 February – The defence ministry signs a $250 million agreement with Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to produce Spike anti-tank missiles locally.[6]
March
[edit]- 1 March
- Vietnam's artificial intelligence (AI) law takes effect, mandating labeling of AI-generated content and disclosure when users interact with automated systems. The law, which applies to domestic and foreign developers, providers, and deployers operating in the country, also provides for the creation of a national AI data center.[7]
- Eight ships carrying 160 Vietnamese sailors are stranded in the Persian Gulf while the Strait of Hormuz is shut down due to the Iran war.[8]
- 15 March – 2026 Vietnamese legislative election[9]
- 19 March – Independent journalist Nguyễn Hoàng Vi is arrested and beaten by police officers after posting critical comments over the 2026 Vietnamese legislative election on social media.[10]
- 29 March – Miss World Vietnam 2025[11]
April
[edit]- 7 April – General Secretary Tô Lâm is elected as the 15th President of Vietnam and Lê Minh Hưng is appointed as the 9th Prime Minister of Vietnam.[12]
- 14–17 April – General Secretary and State president Tô Lâm and her spouse with high-level Vietnamese delegation pays a state visit to China.[13]
- 21–24 April – President Lee Jae Myung pays a state visit to Vietnam per invitation by Tô Lâm.[14][15]
- 22–30 April – Vietnam at the 2026 Asian Beach Games
- 24 April – The National Assembly officially passed a resolution establishing Đồng Nai as a centrally-governed city based on the current Đồng Nai province, effective from 30 April 2026.[16]
- 28 April – Tô Lâm appoints 5 ambassadors to foreign countries (Trịnh Minh Mạnh as ambassador to India, Nguyễn Hương Trà as ambassador to Belgium, Doãn Khánh Tâm as ambassador to North Korea, Châu Mai Anh as ambassador to Switzerland, and Nguyễn Thành Lê as ambassador to Kazakhstan).[17][18]
- 30 April
- At Gia Lai province, Colonel Nguyễn Xuân Sơn announced that the unit will detonate the explosives recovered during tank salvage operation on Quy Nhơn beach.[19]
- Đồng Nai becomes a centrally-governed city.[20][21]
May
[edit]- 1–3 May – Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi visits Vietnam per invitation from Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng.[22][23][24]
- 4 May
- Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng held his first regular meeting of the government.[25][26]
- 70-year-old women was killed in a motorcycle crash by a 35-year old drunk Russian man, due to him has high blood alcohol concentration level (268.8mg/100ml).[27]
- 5–7 May – General Secretary and state President Tô Lâm visits India per invitation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[28][29][30]
- 7–8 May
- Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng goes to Cebu, Philippines to attend the 48th ASEAN Summit per invitation from President Bongbong Marcos, this was his first overseas trip as the new government.[31][32]
- General Secretary and state President Tô Lâm visits Sri Lanka per invitation from Prime Minister Anura Kumara Dissanayake.[33][34]
Predicted and scheduled
[edit]- 5 September – Miss World 2026[35]
- 20 November – 12 December – 2026 Vietnam National Games[36][37]
Holidays
[edit]- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 16–20 February – Vietnamese New Year
- 26 April – Hung Kings Commemoration Day
- 30 April – Reunification Day
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 1–2 September – National Day
- 24 November – Culture Day
Deaths
[edit]- 6 February – Đoàn Duy Thành, 96, deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers (1987–1988).[40]
- 22 March – Phạm Minh Mẫn, 92, Catholic cardinal, and archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City (1998–2014).[41]
References
[edit]- ^ Mai Hà; Đình Huy (21 January 2026). "Đại hội XIV của Đảng rút ngắn 1,5 ngày làm việc, bế mạc chiều 23.1" [The 14th National Congress of the Party shortened its working time by 1.5 days, concluding on the afternoon of 23 January.]. Thanh Niên. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ Vy, Nhat (21 January 2026). "Foreigners among 28 arrested in Vietnam for selling cannabis via private chat groups". VnExpress. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Techcombank, Panasonic Vietnam enter strategic partnership". Việt Nam News. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Vietnam's ruling Communist Party re-elects To Lam as general secretary". Associated Press. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ "Military aircraft crashes in Vietnam mountainous area, pilot remains safe". VnExpress. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ Azulay, Yuval (2 February 2026). "Vietnam to produce Rafael Spike missiles locally in $250 million deal". Calcalist. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ^ "Vietnam AI law takes effect, first in South-east Asia". The Straits Times. 1 March 2026. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ Le, Tan; Phan, Anh (4 March 2026). "160 Vietnamese sailors on 8 ships trapped in the Persian Gulf as Hormuz shuts down". VnExpress. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ^ "Vietnam holds general election, 93% candidates from ruling Communist Party". Al Jazeera. 15 March 2026.
- ^ "Vietnamese journalist Nguyen Hoang Vi allegedly assaulted while in police detention". Committee to Protect Journalists. 23 March 2026. Archived from the original on 24 March 2026. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ^ "Miss World Vietnam 2025 Final: Phan Phuong Oanh crowned the winner". Vietnam.vn. 30 March 2026. Archived from the original on 30 March 2026. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
- ^ "Vietnam parliament elects party leader To Lam as new state president". Bangkok Post. 7 April 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ^ "Tổng Bí thư, Chủ tịch nước Tô Lâm sẽ thăm cấp Nhà nước đến Trung Quốc". nhandan.vn (in Vietnamese). Nhân Dân. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ^ "Tổng thống Hàn Quốc Lee Jae Myung thăm cấp Nhà nước tới Việt Nam". vietnam.vnanet.vn (in Vietnamese). Báo Ảnh Việt Nam. 22 April 2026. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ^ "Tổng thống Hàn Quốc Lee Jae Myung thăm cấp Nhà nước tới Việt Nam". nhandan.vn (in Vietnamese). Nhân Dân. 21 April 2026. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ^ Trần Thường (24 April 2026). "Đồng Nai trở thành thành phố trực thuộc Trung ương thứ 7 của Việt Nam". vietnamnet.vn (in Vietnamese). VietNamNet. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "General Secretary and President To Lam presided over the ceremony to present appointment decisions to 5 ambassadors". vietnam.vn. 28 April 2026. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ^ Vietnam News Agency (28 April 2026). "Tổng Bí thư, Chủ tịch nước Tô Lâm trao quyết định bổ nhiệm 5 Đại sứ Việt Nam tại nước ngoài" [General Secretary and President Tô Lâm presents appointment decisions to 5 Vietnamese Ambassadors to foreign countries.]. baochinhphu.vn (in Vietnamese). Government News (Báo Chính Phủ). Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ^ Sỹ Thắng (30 April 2026). "Tiêu hủy các vật liệu nổ thu được khi trục vớt xe tăng ở Gia Lai". baotintuc.vn (in Vietnamese). Báo Tin Tức. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ^ Newspapers and Radio, Television of Đồng Nai (30 April 2026). "Đồng Nai lên thành phố, người dân kỳ vọng đổi thay". vtv.vn (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Television. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ^ VNA (30 April 2026). "7 thành phố trực thuộc Trung ương". tuoitre.vn. Báo Tuổi Trẻ. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ^ Ngọc Ánh (28 April 2026). "Thủ tướng Nhật Bản sắp thăm Việt Nam". vnexpress.net (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ^ Duy Linh (28 April 2026). "Thủ tướng Nhật Bản Takaichi Sanae sắp có chuyến thăm đầu tiên tới Việt Nam". tuoitre.vn (in Vietnamese). Báo Tuổi Trẻ. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ^ "Thủ tướng Nhật Bản Takaichi Sanae thăm chính thức Việt Nam". nhandan.vn (in Vietnamese). Nhân Dân. 1 May 2026. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ^ "Thủ tướng Lê Minh Hưng chủ trì phiên họp thường kỳ đầu tiên của Chính phủ khóa XVI". tuoitre.vn (in Vietnamese). Báo Tuổi Trẻ. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ^ Chí Sơn (4 May 2026). "Thủ tướng Lê Minh Hưng: Kiên quyết thực hiện tinh gọn bộ máy, đẩy mạnh cải cách tiền lương". vtv.vn (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Television. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ^ Nguyễn Hoàng (5 May 2026). "Người đàn ông Nga say xỉn, chạy xe máy tông chết người ở Nha Trang". tuoitre.vn (in Vietnamese). Báo Tuổi Trẻ. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ^ "Tổng Bí thư, Chủ tịch nước Tô Lâm sắp thăm cấp Nhà nước tới Ấn Độ". nhandan.vn (in Vietnamese). Nhân Dân. 30 April 2026.
- ^ VNA (30 April 2026). "Top leader of Viet Nam to pay state visit to India". en.nhandan.vn. Nhân Dân. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ^ VNA (5 May 2026). "Tổng Bí thư, Chủ tịch nước Tô Lâm bắt đầu thăm cấp Nhà nước Cộng hòa Ấn Độ". vtv.vn (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Television. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ^ Trần Thường (7 May 2026). "Thủ tướng Lê Minh Hưng lên đường dự hội nghị cấp cao ASEAN". vietnamnet.vn (in Vietnamese). VietnamNet. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ^ Prime Minister Le Minh Hung departs to attend the 48th ASEAN Summit in the Philippines. (7 May 2026). "Thủ tướng Lê Minh Hưng lên đường tham dự Hội nghị cấp cao ASEAN lần thứ 48 tại Philippines". nhandan.vn (in Vietnamese). Nhân Dân. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Tổng Bí thư, Chủ tịch nước Tô Lâm sẽ thăm cấp Nhà nước tới Sri Lanka". baochinhphu.vn (in Vietnamese). Báo Điện tử Chính Phủ. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ^ "Đưa quan hệ Việt Nam-Sri Lanka lên tầm cao mới" [Taking Vietnam-Sri Lanka relations to a new level.]. nhandan.vn (in Vietnamese). Nhân Dân. 7 May 2026. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
Nhận lời mời của Tổng thống Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa dân chủ Sri Lanka Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Tổng Bí thư Ban Chấp hành Trung ương Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam, Chủ tịch nước Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam Tô Lâm cùng Đoàn đại biểu cấp cao Việt Nam thăm cấp Nhà nước tới Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa dân chủ Sri Lanka từ ngày 7 đến 8/5.
- ^ "Miss World Celebrates its 75th Anniversary in Vietnam from August 9 to September 5". Miss World. 29 March 2026. Archived from the original on 30 March 2026. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
- ^ "Đại hội Thể thao toàn quốc lần thứ X năm 2026 sẽ tổ chức 48 môn thi đấu". tdtt.gov.vn (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Sports Department. 25 December 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ Lê Thu (20 March 2025). "Đăng cai Đại hội thể thao toàn quốc 2026, TP.HCM quyết tạo đà để thể thao thành phố phát triển". danviet.vn (in Vietnamese). Dân Việt. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ "Vietnam Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Holidays and Observances in Vietnam in 2026". Time and Date. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ Former Deputy Prime Minister Doan Duy Thanh has passed away.
- ^ "Những ngày giờ cuối đời của Đức Hồng y Gioan Baotixita Phạm Minh Mẫn". TGP SÀI GÒN. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
External links
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Media related to 2026 in Vietnam at Wikimedia Commons- Online calendar
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