Vietnam president Thuong goes China way…
The election of Vo Van Thuong as the country’s new president has been welcomed by China as Thuong is likely to continue with his predecessor’s foreign and economic policies. Even analysts and experts said that there won’t be major changes to Vietnam’s foreign policy following Thuong’s elections. A foreign investor based in Vietnam said that the elections have put an end to uncertainty caused by the sudden dismissal of the former president.
Fifty two year old Vo Van Thuong was nominated by the Vietnam’s communist party as the country’s new president following the sudden forced resignation in January of his predecessor NguyenXuanPhucas part of a sweeping anti- corruption campaign.Thuong is the youngest member of the party’s Politburo, the country’s top decision-making body, and is widely