The Latest Breaking News from Vo Van Thuong

Vietnam's rubber-stamp parliament voted in public security minister To Lam as the country's new president on Wednesday, after a major anti-corruption campaign forced his predecessor to resign.

To Lam has been public security chief since 2016 and has taken a hard line on human rights movements in the country.

Japan and Vietnam have agreed to boost their security and economic ties in the face of China’s growing influence in the region

The governor-general is in Vietnam at the invitation of President Vo Van Thuong to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations between Australia and Vietnam, and human rights groups are calling on him to raise the plight of political prisoners in the communist South-East Asian nation.

The presidency is largely ceremonial but is among four top positions in Vietnam, where the Communist Party holds power.

Vietnam's rubber stamp National Assembly voted in a new president on Thursday, who immediately pledged to crack down on corruption following the resignation of his predecessor in an anti-graft campaign.

Vietnam’s Communist Party has nominated Vo Van Thuong, 52, as the country’s next president, according to sources.

HANOI: Vietnam will name a new president later this week, officials said Tuesday, after the dramatic resignation of Nguyen Xuan Phuc as part of an anti-corruption drive.

Vietnam's National Assembly will hold an extraordinary meeting this week, a session that officials and diplomats expect to confirm the appointment of a new president amid a leadership reshuffle prompted by a sweeping crackdown on graft.