Head of Vietnam's parliament resigns amid corruption probe
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese state media outlet VN Express reports that the head of Vietnam’s Parliament, Vuong Dinh Hue, has resigned.
He is the latest member of senior government to leave office amid an ongoing anti-corruption campaign.
Hue’s resignation takes place four days after his assistant Pham Thai Ha was arrested on charges of abusing his position and power for personal gain, according to state media.
Vietnam’s Communist Party accepted what called Hue’s voluntary resignation, according to VN Express, while noting that investigators found that Hue had “violated Party regulations, and his violations have affected the reputation of the Party, the State and himself.”
Hue, 67, had been the chairman of Vietnam’s national assembly for over three years. The chairman of the national assembly is the fourth most important politician in Vietnam, along with the President, the Prime Minister and the head of the Communist Party.
Former President Vo Van Thuong resigned in late March in similar circumstances.
Related articles
Rain cheque: The Singapore hotel that will pay YOU if there's a downpour
Clear skies and sunshine. That's what most people hope for when they go on holiday.This five-star ho2024-05-08China's new factory data evidence of good momentum in its economy: FM spokesperson
(ECNS) -- China's manufacturing PMI, non-manufacturing PMI, and composite PMI numbers for March have2024-05-08Chinese experts fill gap in risk
(ECNS) -- Chinese medical experts have developed a risk-predicting score for hip preservation with b2024-05-08Profile: President of Suriname Chandrikapersad Santokhi
BEIJING, April 10 (Xinhua) -- At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, President of the Re2024-05-08Rachel Reeves hints Labour's 'anti
Rachel Reeves has hinted that Labour's flagship workers' rights package could be watered down as Kei2024-05-08International gold price expected to continue rising: analysts
(ECNS) –The international gold price maintained its upward trajectory, recording new highs on Friday2024-05-08
atest comment