2020 in Vietnam
overview of Vietnam-related events during the year of 2020
Events in the year 2020 in Vietnam.
Incumbents
Party General Secretary & President: Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Vice President: Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh
Prime Minister: Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
Assembly Chairperson: Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân
Events
First part of the year: Mekong Delta drought
16 October – 2020 Central Vietnam floods: the floods and landslides in the Central Vietnam cause 111 deaths and 22 missing and more than 250,000 houses are flooded.
20 December – VinFuture Prize
Deaths
4 January – Nguyễn Chánh Tín, 67, Vietnamese actor (Cards on the Table).
4 February – Nguyễn Văn Chiếu, 70, Vietnamese martial artist, master of Vovinam.
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