2018 in Vietnam
# 2018 in Vietnam

Events in the year 2018 in Vietnam.

## Incumbents

* Party General Secretary: Nguyễn Phú Trọng
* President: Trần Đại Quang (until 21 September), Nguyễn Phú Trọng (since 23 October)
* Prime Minister: Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
* Assembly Chairperson: Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân

## Events

* 23 March – A fire at a condominium complex in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, kills at least 13 people and injures another 27, with most people dying of suffocation or jumping from high floors.
* 15–21 July – Tropical Storm Son-Tinh hits Vietnam, causing floods and landslides in areas around Hanoi.
* 23 October – Nguyễn Phú Trọng is sworn in to the post of President of Vietnam, becoming the third Vietnamese official to simultaneously lead the Communist Party while serving as head of state.

## Deaths

* 4 February – Hoàng Vân, songwriter and composer (b. 1930).
* 11 February – Lâm Ngươn Tánh, military officer (b. 1928)
* 6 March – Paul Bùi Văn Đọc, Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1944)
* 17 March – Phan Văn Khải, politician (b. 1933).
* 23 June – Phan Huy Lê, historian (b. 1934).
* 21 September – Trần Đại Quang, politician (b. 1956).
* 1 October – Đỗ Mười, politician (b. 1917).
