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Vietnam Shifts Leaders But Keeps Key Economic Policies in Place

Publishing date: Apr 04, 2021  •  April 5, 2021  •  3 minute read  •  Article content (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. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or

Across Asia-Pacific and Europe, Covid-19 has thrown up another risk - an addiction to lockdowns

Reuters During the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic , authorities around the world asked people to put their lives on hold for a period of days or weeks to “flatten the curve” and save lives. More than a year into the global crisis, governments continue to enforce lockdowns and other restrictions in response to Covid-19, while sluggish vaccine roll-outs cloud expectations for a swift return to normal. For public health and civil liberties experts, the normalisation of extraordinary pandemic regulations – after the first lockdowns in Wuhan, China, initially sparked international alarm – raises questions about how readily authorities may embrace illiberal responses to future crises, amid shifting public perceptions of the trade-offs between safety and freedom.

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