Vietnam’s president resigns, raising questions over stability
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Vo Van-Thuong in asian news
Vietnam minister says president's resignation has not affected policies
WASHINGTON — Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son said on Tuesday (March 26) the resignation of the communist-ruled country's second president in little over a year has not affected Hanoi's foreign and economic policies, given its collective leadership and policymaking.
Vietnam policies unaffected by president's resignation: diplomat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son said on Tuesday the second resignation by a president of the Communist-ruled country in a little over a year has not affected Hanoi's foreign and economic policies, given its collective leadership and policymaking.
Vietnam minister credits ‘bamboo diplomacy’ for balancing nation’s relations with China and US
Vietnam’s foreign minister credited his Communist-ruled nation’s “bamboo diplomacy” for successfully balancing its relations with the rival global powers of China and the US, and said that the recent resignation of President Vo Van Thuong would not be destabilising.
Another Vietnamese president bites the dust
Vietnam’s presidency is an increasingly hazardous occupation for what is mainly a ceremonial position. Vo Van Thuong is the second president in a row to fail to serve a full term in office, having taken over from his predecessor Nguyen Xuan Phuc just over a year ago.
Vietnam president's resignation suggests party power struggle
HANOI -- The resignation of Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong marks an abrupt reversal of fortune for a man once considered a leading candidate for the one-party state's most powerful post, and hints at a power struggle in the Communist Party.
Vietnam’s president resigns in latest twist of anti-graft campaign shaking its fast-growing economy
BANGKOK (AP) — Vietnam’s president resigned in the latest episode of the ruling Communist Party’s “blazing furnace” anti-corruption campaign, and Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan was named acting president.
Commentary: Two presidents ousted in one year - what is Vietnam’s political outlook?
SINGAPORE: The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam made an announcement on Wednesday (Mar 20) that it had accepted President Vo Van Thuong’s resignation from all official and party positions.