Events in the year 2021 in Vietnam.

Incumbents Communist Party General Secretary: Nguyễn Phú Trọng President: Nguyễn Phú Trọng → Nguyễn Xuân Phúc Prime Minister: Nguyễn Xuân Phúc → Phạm Minh Chính Assembly Chairperson: Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân → Vương Đình Huệ

Events Ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam

January 31 January – Nguyễn Phú Trọng is re-elected as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam for a third five-year term of top leader in Vietnam.

May 23 May – 2021 Vietnamese legislative election

July 8 July – Officials decided to postpone 2021 SEA Games to 2022 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam. 23 July – 2 August – Vietnam at the 2020 Summer Olympics

August 24 August – 5 September – Vietnam at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Deaths

15 January – Lệ Thu, singer (born 1943). 14 February – Nguyễn Tài Thu, physician (born 1931).

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