2015 in Vietnam

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The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Vietnam.

Incumbents

• Party General Secretary: Nguyễn Phú Trọng
• President: Trương Tấn Sang
• Prime Minister: Nguyễn Tấn Dũng

Events

January

• January 1 - Vietnam’s new marriage law goes into effect. Same-sex marriages are no longer prohibited, but are not recognized as being legally valid.^[1]
• January 3 - Bulk Jupiter, a Norwegian cargo ship, sinks off the coast of Vietnam, with eighteen dead and one survivor.^[2]

References

1. "Vietnam Abolishes Same-Sex Marriage Ban, Taking Lead in Gay Rights". Bloomberg.com. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
2. "Vietnam Cargo Ship Sinks off the Coast of Vietnam". 3 January 2015. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.

See also

• Years in Vietnam