Vietnam confirms Vo Van Thuong as new president following anti-corruption shake-up | South China Morning Post

Vo Van Thuong was sworn in by Vietnam’s National Assembly as the country’s new president on March 2, 2023. The 52-year-old becomes the youngest ever to hold the post, one of the most powerful in the country, amid a sweeping anti-corruption crackdown orchestrated by the Southeast Asian nation’s ruling Communist Party.

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