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Vietnam National Assembly selects prime minister, president
Vietnamâs legislature has voted to make Pham Minh Chinh, a member of the Communist party with a history as a security official, the countryâs next prime minister
By HAU DINH Associated Press
April 5, 2021, 10:11 AM
⢠2 min read
The Associated Press
Vietnamese leaders cast ballot to elect new Prime Minister, from left, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Communist General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Chairman of National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue and newly elected Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Hanoi, Vietnam on Monday, April 5, 2021. Vietnam s legislature voted Monday to make Pham Minh Chinh, a member of the Communist party s central committee for personnel and organization, the country s next prime minister. Outgoing Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc was appointed the new president.(Nguyen Phuong Hoa/VNA via AP)
Work begins on twin-purpose airport in central Vietnam
By Viet Quoc April 5, 2021 | 08:21 pm GMT+7
The area where Phan Thiet airport will be built in Thien Nghiep Commune of Phan Thiet, Binh Thuan Province, March 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Viet Quoc.
Construction began Monday on the military part of Phan Thiet Airport in the south central province of Binh Thuan.
The work is set to be completed next year.
Located more than four hours east of Ho Chi Minh City, the 543-hectare airport in the beach town Phan Thiet will be used for both military and civilian purposes.
Speaking at the airport’s ground breaking ceremony, Senior Lieutenant-General Tran Don, Deputy Minister of National Defense, urged the Air Defense-Air Force, investor of the military part of the airport, to quickly clear any UXOs in the area and continue working with local authorities to speed up site clearance, the
By Reuters Staff
4 Min Read
HANOI (Reuters) - After Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party chief was elected for a rare third term in January, Vietnam on Monday confirmed the nomination of a new president and prime minister to head one of Asia’s fastest growing economies for the next five years.
Vietnam s President Nguyen Phu Trong greets media at a news conferance after he is re-elected as Communist Party s General Secretary for the 3rd term after the closing ceremony of 13th national congress of the ruling communist party in Hanoi, Vietnam February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Kham
Vietnam has no paramount ruler and is officially led by four “pillars”: the powerful General Secretary of the Communist Party, a largely ceremonial president, a governing prime minister and the chair of its National Assembly.
The votes of the nearly 500 members of the National Assembly rubber stamped the leadership picks the Communist party made during its national congress in January.
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