2012 in Vietnam

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See also:	Other events of 2012; History of Vietnam; Timeline of Vietnamese history; List of years in Vietnam;

The following are events that happened during 2012 in Vietnam.

Incumbents

January 5 – Haiphong police confiscated the land of Đoàn Văn Vươn's family [vi].^[1]
May 16 – Vinasat-2 was launched.^[2]
July 21 – F-1 satellite was launched.^[3]
August 3-5 – The first Vietpride event was held in Hanoi.^[4]
October 22 – Nguyễn Tấn Dũng admitted mistakes in economic management.^[5]^[6]
November 22 – Vietnam Coast Guard arrested 11 pirates who hijacked the MT Zafirah ship.^[7]
December 20 – Sơn La Dam was completed.^[8]
December 28 – Lê Quốc Quân was arrested for tax evasion.^[9]

^ "Pitched battle over Vietnam farmland". BBC News. 2012-01-17. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
^ "Vinasat-2 telecom satellite launched successfully". SGGP English Edition. 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
^ Chánh Trung (2012-07-21). "Vệ tinh F-1, dấu ấn Việt trên vũ trụ". Người Lao Động Newspaper (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-09-16.
^ "Ảnh: Diễu hành của người đồng tính ở VN". BBC Vietnamese (in Vietnamese). 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
^ "Vietnam's prime minister admits 'faults' on economy". BBC News. 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
^ Hồng Vân (2012-10-22). "Thủ tướng Nguyễn Tấn Dũng nhận lỗi trước Quốc hội". Nhan Dan Newspaper (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-09-16.
^ Đông Hà (2012-11-23). "Bắt gọn 11 cướp biển". Tuoi Tre News (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-09-16.
^ Le Ha (2012-12-21). "Son La hydro-power plant completed three years ahead of schedule". VietNamNet. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
^ "Luật sư bất đồng chính kiến Lê Quốc Quân bị bắt". Voice of America (in Vietnamese). 2012-12-27. Retrieved 2024-09-16.