2006 in Vietnam

none 2006 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. 2006-01-20 “Con bạc triệu đô” Bùi Tiến Dũng bị bắt https://dantri.com.vn/xa-hoi/con-bac-trieu-do-bui-tien-dung-bi-bat-1137785146.htm 2024-11-06 Dân Trí News vi April 8 – Bloc 8406 was established.2006-12-31 Nhìn lại năm 2006, một năm đầy sự kiện đối với Việt Nam https://www.rfa.org/vietnamese/in_depth/2006AYearToLookBack_TMi-20061231.html RFA vi May 20 – 400 fishermen were missing due to Typhoon Chanchu.2006-05-20 Asia typhoon kills 104, hundreds missing in Vietnam - China ReliefWeb https://reliefweb.int/report/china/asia-typhoon-kills-104-hundreds-missing-vietnam 2024-11-06 reliefweb.int en October 1 – Typhoon Xangsane made landfall in Da Nang.2006-10-01 Bão Xangsane tàn phá Ðà Nẵng và các tỉnh miền Trung https://www.rfa.org/vietnamese/in_depth/Xangsane_barrels_into_Central_Vietnam-20061001.html RFA vi October 25 – Vietnam National Convention Center was inaugurated. 2007-01-07 'Sóng' biển Đông giữa lòng Hà Nội https://tuoitre.vn/song-bien-dong-giua-long-ha-noi-181449.htm 2024-11-06 Tuổi Trẻ vi November 12 – Prime Minister directed a temporary suspension of rice exports to stabilize market prices.2006-12-07 Xuất khẩu gạo năm 2006 đạt 4,75 triệu tấn https://nhandan.vn/xuat-khau-gao-nam-2006-dat-475-trieu-tan-post594312.html 2024-11-06 Nhân Dân vi November 18–19 – APEC Vietnam 2006 was held.Vietnam in limelight as Bush arrives for summit http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2006-11/17/content_736062.htm 2024-11-06 China Daily December 5 – Typhoon Durian made landfall in Southern Vietnam.Annual Report on Activities of the RSMC Tokyo: Typhoon Center 2006 https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/jma-center/rsmc-hp-pub-eg/AnnualReport/2006/Text/Text2006.pdf Japan Meteorological Agency December 7 – Prime Minister allowed rice export again. December 23 – 23 students were required to retake exams after High School Graduation Examination scandal in Hà Tây province. 2006-12-21 23 học sinh phải thi lại tốt nghiệp THPT do liên quan đến vụ tiêu cực thi cử ở Hà Tây https://hanoimoi.vn/23-hoc-sinh-phai-thi-lai-tot-nghiep-thpt-do-lien-quan-den-vu-tieu-cuc-thi-cu-o-ha-tay-118655.html 2024-11-06 Hanoimoi vi December 29 – George W. Bush signed proclamation extending Permanent normal trade relations to Vietnam.Vietnam U. S. Mission 2020-06-26 Chronology of U.S. – Vietnam Relations https://vn.usembassy.gov/chronology-of-u-s-vietnam-relations/ 2024-11-06 U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam en-US 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 2006 in Category:2000s in Vietnam Vietnam Category:Years of the 21st century in Vietnam Vietnam