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Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed Nguyen Phu Trong as a “true friend” of Russia. The general secretary of Vietnam’s Communist Party Nguyen Phu Trong — considered the country’s top leader — died on Friday aged 80, his party said. In a statement, it said Trong, who had led the party since 2011, died “due to…
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Vietnamese General Secretary of the Communist Party Nguyen Phu Trong addresses the media in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Sept. 10, 2023. The powerful head of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party, has died, official media say on Friday, July 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party and the country’s…
Vietnam’s Public Security Minister To Lam. File | Photo Credit: AFP Vietnam has nominated its Public Security Minister To Lam as its new president, state media said on May 18, after his predecessor resigned in the ongoing anti-corruption campaign that has shaken up the country’s political establishment. The Communist Party’s Central Committee had agreed to…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping. File | Photo Credit: AP Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Vietnam’s second-highest ranking official on October 20 that both countries must not forget the “original intention” of their traditional friendship. China and the United States have been jostling for influence among Southeast Asian nations including Vietnam, which in September elevated its…
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