Ho Chi Minh City stock exchange opens
EconomyThe Ho Chi Minh City Securities Trading Center begins trading, launching Vietnam's stock market.
- Date
- July 2000 · View on map
- Countries
- Vietnam
- Regions
- Southeast Asia
- Location
- Sài Gòn
- Importance
- ★★★★★
Related events
1999★★★★★
Hội An and Mỹ Sơn inscribed by UNESCO
The ancient town of Hội An and the Cham sanctuary of Mỹ Sơn are inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Culture· Vietnam
May 21, 1998★★★★★
Fall of Suharto
Amid the Asian financial crisis and mass protests, President Suharto resigns after 31 years in power, opening Indonesia's Reformasi era.
PoliticsRevolution· Indonesia
May 20, 2002★★★★★
Independence of Timor-Leste
Following the 1999 referendum and a period of UN administration, East Timor becomes an independent state.
Politics· Timor-Leste, Indonesia
December 26, 2004★★★★★
Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
A magnitude 9.1 earthquake off Sumatra triggers tsunamis that kill around 230,000 people across many countries.
Disaster· Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand
July 11, 1995★★★★★
Normalisation of US–Vietnam relations
President Bill Clinton announces the normalisation of diplomatic relations with Vietnam.
PoliticsTreaty· Vietnam, United States
July 28, 1995★★★★★
Vietnam joins ASEAN
Vietnam becomes the seventh member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
PoliticsTreaty· Vietnam