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Vietnam's parliament in session in October 2022. Vietnam's National Assembly voted on Jan 5 to dismiss two deputy prime ministers.
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BANGKOK - The fallout from Vietnam’s Covid-19 pandemic-related graft scandals came to a head on Jan 5, when its National Assembly voted to dismiss two deputy prime ministers
One of the deputy prime ministers let go was veteran diplomat and former foreign minister Pham Binh Minh, who was also a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam’s politburo – a position he was also forced to vacate. The other was Mr Vu Duc Dam, who headed the country’s Covid-19 task force. Their seats were taken up by Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha and the party chief of Hai Phong City, Tran Luu Quang.
