2007 in Vietnam

The following lists events that happened during 2007 in Vietnam.

Incumbents

Events

January

January 11 – Vietnam joined the World Trade Organization
January 25 – Vietnam's prime minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng becomes the first leader of the communist nation to meet and hold talks with the head of the Roman Catholic Church. Prime Minister Dũng met Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican City in Rome.

May

May 5 – 2006 Kite Awards was held in Hanoi

September

September 26 – Collapse of Cần Thơ Bridge, which causes the death of at least 50 people.

October

October 11 – A sex video clip of actress Hoàng Thùy Linh was posted online.
October 16 – Vietnam was elected to United Nations Security Council
October 25 – 4 people were arrested for posting Hoàng Thùy Linh's video.

November

November 30 – Vietjet Air was granted approval, becoming the first private airline established in Vietnam.

December

December 9 – Hundreds of people protested in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City against China's establishment of Sansha.
December 18 – Work accident at Bản Vẽ hydropower plant killed 18 people

Births

April 27 – Nguyễn Lê Cẩm Hiền, chess player.
November 28 – Trọng Nhân, champion of Vietnam's Got Talent season 4.

Deaths

January 22 – Ngô Quang Trưởng, general
February 8 – Nguyễn Hữu Đang, poet
February 25 – Viet Nguyen, conjoined twin
April 16 – Tran Bach Dang, politician
June 17 – Hữu Mai, writer
June 23 – Nguyễn Chánh Thi, general
July 1 – Mộng Tuyết, poet
July 28 – Bảo Long, crown prince
October 13 – Lâm Uyển Nhi, model
October 16 – Cao Xuân Hạo, linguist
November 27 – Chính Hữu, poet
December 4 – Phạm Tiến Duật, poet
December 10 – Cao Đăng Chiếm, senior security officer
December 17 – Huy Du, musician
December 20 – Raphaël Nguyễn Văn Diệp, bishop