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Nguyen Phu Trong obituary

Hardline general secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist party determined to suppress dissent

The Guardian - UK

Vietnam Votes In Public Security Minister As President

Vietnam's rubber-stamp parliament voted in public security minister To Lam as the country's new president on Wednesday, after a major anti-corruption campaign forced his predecessor to resign.

International Business Times

Vietnam nominates public security minister to be new president

To Lam has been public security chief since 2016 and has taken a hard line on human rights movements in the country.

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Vietnam loses its second president in two years amid concerns for political stability

Vo Van Thuong has resigned after just over a year, as the country continues its ‘blazing furnace’ anti-corruption drive

The Guardian - AU

Vietnam’s President Vo Van Thuong resigns amid anticorruption campaign

Governing party says that Thuong’s ‘shortcomings’ had negatively affected the reputation of the party and the state.

Al Jazeera

Vietnam's president resigns amid an intense anti-corruption campaign

Vo Van Thuong is the second president to resign in two years, a worrying sign for political stability in Vietnam, a country that plays a key role in the middle of U.S.-China competition, analysts say.

WEKU

Indonesia and Vietnam discuss South China sea and energy issues as Indonesian president visits

Indonesia and Vietnam agreed to cooperate on fisheries on Friday as Indonesian President Joko Widodo met Vietnam’s President Vo Van Thuong on Friday

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Japan and Vietnam agree to boost ties and start discussing Japanese military aid amid China threat

Japan and Vietnam have agreed to boost their security and economic ties in the face of China’s growing influence in the region

The Independent UK

Family of Australian man jailed in Vietnam calls on governor-general to raise his case during visit marking 50 years of diplomatic ties

The governor-general is in Vietnam at the invitation of President Vo Van Thuong to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations between Australia and Vietnam, and human rights groups are calling on him to raise the plight of political prisoners in the communist South-East Asian nation.

ABC News

Vietnam parliament elects new president Vo Van Thuong

The presidency is largely ceremonial but is among four top positions in Vietnam, where the Communist Party holds power.

Al Jazeera

Vo Van Thuong confirmed as new Vietnam president

Vietnam's rubber stamp National Assembly voted in a new president on Thursday, who immediately pledged to crack down on corruption following the resignation of his predecessor in an anti-graft campaign.

Bangkok Post

New president of Vietnam nominated by Communist Party: Report

Vietnam’s Communist Party has nominated Vo Van Thuong, 52, as the country’s next president, according to sources.

Al Jazeera

Vietnam to name new president this week

HANOI: Vietnam will name a new president later this week, officials said Tuesday, after the dramatic resignation of Nguyen Xuan Phuc as part of an anti-corruption drive.

Bangkok Post

Vietnam parliament to appoint new president this week - sources

Vietnam's National Assembly will hold an extraordinary meeting this week, a session that officials and diplomats expect to confirm the appointment of a new president amid a leadership reshuffle prompted by a sweeping crackdown on graft.

Reuters

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