
26 Jan 2021 01:46PM
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HANOI: Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong hailed booming economic development and containment of the COVID-19 pandemic as major achievements on Tuesday (Jan 26) as he presided over the opening of a key party congress in Hanoi.
Over nine days of meetings, mostly behind closed doors, delegates will pick a new leadership team, aiming to bolster Vietnam’s ongoing economic success – and the legitimacy of the party’s rule. Party congresses take place once every five years.