Vietnam President To Lam succeeds Nguyen Phu Trong in top job as Communist Party chief

Hanoi: Vietnamese President To Lam was named to the country's top position as the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam on Saturday, succeeding veteran leader Nguyen Phu Trong, who passed away two weeks ago at the age of 80. Lam, 67, had temporarily taken over the duties of party chief on July 18, a day before Trong's death as his health was deteriorating.

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