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Vietnam’s president is confirmed as the new Communist Party chief — the country’s most powerful role
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Vietnam’s president is confirmed as the new Communist Party chief — the country’s most powerful role

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Vietnamese President To Lam was confirmed Saturday as the new chief of the Communist Party after his predecessor died July 19. Lam will be the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the country’s most powerful political role, state media said. In his first speech as the Communist Party chief, Lam said that him taking …

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Vietnam Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, the country’s most powerful leader, dies at age 80
5 months ago

Vietnam Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, the country’s most powerful leader, dies at age 80

Associated Press  

HANOI, Vietnam — Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party and the country’s most powerful politician, has died following months of ill health, official media said Friday. During Trong’s tenure as president and Communist Party chief, Guterres said, “Vietnam continued its remarkable development journey to emerge as one of the world’s fastest-growing economies and an important partner …

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Vietnam Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, the country’s most powerful leader, dies at 80
5 months ago

Vietnam Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, the country’s most powerful leader, dies at 80

LA Times  

Vietnamese General Secretary of the Communist Party Nguyen Phu Trong, shown last year, has died after a months-long illness, official media said Friday. Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party and the country’s most powerful politician, has died following months of ill health, official media said Friday. “General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party Nguyen …

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Vietnam’s Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong dies at 80: State media
5 months ago

Vietnam’s Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong dies at 80: State media

Al Jazeera  

Government says Trong died at a military hospital ‘due to old age and serious illness’. Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who was seen as the most powerful figure in the country, has died, according to state media, ending more than 13 years of leadership after a reported illness. “A country without discipline would be chaotic and unstable,” …

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Vietnam’s vice president becomes interim president
9 months ago

Vietnam’s vice president becomes interim president

Associated Press  

HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam’s Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan will serve as acting president after the previous president’s resignation a year into the position, a Communist Party newspaper reported Thursday. That the youngest president in Vietnam’s modern history, once considered the protege of Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, 79, became its shortest-tenured is a “political earthquake,” said Nguyen …

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Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigns amid anti-corruption campaign
9 months ago

Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigns amid anti-corruption campaign

Associated Press  

HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigned after a little over a year in the position, the Communist Party said Wednesday, making him the latest senior official to leave office after likely being implicated in an intense anti-corruption campaign. The party said it had accepted his resignation, writing in a statement that “violations by Vo Van Thuong have …

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Vietnamese president resigns amid anti-corruption campaign
9 months ago

Vietnamese president resigns amid anti-corruption campaign

LA Times  

Vietnam’s President Vo Van Thuong, seen in this photo from Nov. 27, is resigning after being implicated in an intense anti-corruption campaign. The party said it had accepted his resignation, writing in a statement that “violations by Vo Van Thuong have left a bad mark on the reputation of the Communist party.” Thuong is the second president to resign in …

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Is Vietnam Entering Uncharted Waters?
10 months ago

Is Vietnam Entering Uncharted Waters?

The Diplomat  

In December, the Communist Party of Vietnam ’s General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong failed to make an appearance during the visits of the Lao prime minister and Indonesian president. The Central Committee would have to decide whether or not to accelerate the two-year transition process by selecting a member of the Politburo to serve out the remaining period of Trong’s …

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US President Biden visits Vietnam: Wartime foes to highest-level partners?
1 year, 3 months ago

US President Biden visits Vietnam: Wartime foes to highest-level partners?

Al Jazeera  

US President Joe Biden and Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong are expected to agree to new partnership. China will be watching Biden’s visit closely, too, assessing whether Vietnam’s cosying of relations with the US weakens Beijing’s influence in Hanoi or alters strategic interests with its southern neighbour. ‘Remarkable breakthrough in bilateral ties’ Vietnam and the US are …

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