2022 in Vietnam

Events in the year 2022 in Vietnam.

Incumbents

Events

Ongoing: COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam

20 January – The country reports its first three locally transmitted cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in Ho Chi Minh City.
1 February: Vietnam national football team surprisingly wins against China at the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round.
15 February – Vietnam lifts its COVID-19-related curbs on international passenger flights with no limitation on the number of flights in order to restore the travel to pre-pandemic level.
12 May – 23 May: 2021 SEA Games take place in Hanoi.
22 May: The Vietnam national under-23 football team won against Thailand in the gold medal match of men's football at the 2021 SEA Games, many Vietnamese people took to the streets to celebrate.
6 September – A karaoke bar fire near Ho Chi Minh City kills at least 32 people.

Deaths

9 January – Nguyễn Côn, politician, deputy prime minister.
22 January – Thích Nhất Hạnh, Zen Buddhist monk.
25 March – Nguyễn Hữu Việt, Olympic swimmer
4 May – Nguyễn Duy Quý, academic and politician
6 July – Tricia, Vietnamese-born Australian Asian elephant
23 July – Nguyễn Xuân Vinh, aerospace engineer and military officer
29 August – Paul-Marie Cao Ðình Thuyên, Roman Catholic prelate
6 September – Thẩm Thúy Hằng, actress
12 October – Ngo Vinh Long, Vietnamese-American historian
9 November – Lê Lựu, writer