2008 in Vietnam

The following are events that happened during 2008 in Vietnam.

Incumbents

April 19 – Vinasat-1, the first Vietnamese satellite, was launched
May 13 – Vietnam police arrested two journalists reporting on the PMU 18 scandal
May 29 – The National Assembly passed a resolution to merge Hà Tây province, one district of Vĩnh Phúc province, and four communes of Hòa Bình province into Hanoi.
July 14 – Miss Universe 2008 was held in Nha Trang
August 10 – Hoàng Anh Tuấn won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics
September 8 – Vedan was discovered discharging untreated waste into Thị Vải River.
October 30–November 4 – Floods affected Northern and Central Vietnam.
December 1 – Hồ Duy Hải was sentenced to death in a controversial case
December 28 – Vietnam won the AFF Championship for the first time. At least four people dead in street storming.