Publishing date: Apr 04, 2021 • April 5, 2021 • 3 minute read •
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(Bloomberg) Vietnam’s National Assembly on Monday elected a little-known official to be the country’s next prime minister, tasked with reviving the economy in the wake of the pandemic while navigating growing U.S.-China tensions.
Pham Minh Chinh, 63, who rose through the ranks of Vietnam’s national security apparatus and has a PhD in law, was the only candidate for prime minister put forward by the Politburo. He also served on a powerful anti-corruption steering committee.
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pham-minh-chinh wskw HANOI, April 5 (Bloomberg): Vietnam’s Communist Party on Monday nominated a little-known official to be the country’s next prime minister, tasked with reviving the economy in the wake of the pandemic while navigating growing US-China tensions.
Pham Minh Chinh (
pic), who rose through the ranks of Vietnam’s national security apparatus and has a PhD in law, is the only candidate for prime minister put forward by the Politburo. The National Assembly is expected to approve the 63-year-old, who has also served on a powerful anti-corruption steering committee, later in the day.
Chinh will be the main point person for Vietnam’s interactions with the world even though other members of Vietnam’s Communist Party are better known and seen as more powerful. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, 76, was re-elected to a rare third term on Jan. 31 by the National Party Congress during the once-in-five-year leadership transition wrapping up this week.
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Vietnam s Communist Party on Sunday reelected Nguyen Phu Trong to be its chief, the state Vietnam News Agency reported.
His selection makes him the nation s de facto leader for a third five-year term.
The vote at the 13th National Party Congress in Hanoi took place a day earlier than planned, as the meeting, scheduled to end Tuesday, was being shortened to lessen the threat from a coronavirus outbreak, which last week spread to the capital city.
Vietnam is a single-party Communist state, so party leaders almost automatically assume leadership of the government, though debates can take place within the party s bodies and the legislature.
HANOI, Vietnam Vietnam’s Communist Party on Sunday reelected Nguyen Phu Trong to be its chief, the state Vietnam News Agency reported. His selection makes him the nation’s de facto leader as well for a third five-year term. The vote at the 13th National Party Congress in Hanoi took place a day earlier than planned, […]
Vietnam's Communist Party on Sunday re-elected Nguyen Phu Trong to be its chief, the state Vietnam News Agency reported. His selection makes him the nation's de facto leader as well for a thir