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Leadership reshuffle is likely in Vietnam

Content type:: Expert Briefings
Location:: VIETNAM
Keywords associated with this article:: Geographic: Vietnam AP ASEAN China South-east Asia United States

Topical: economy industry international relations politics social fiscal foreign trade government growth party regional corruption electronics foreign investment health infrastructure investment textiles employment internet security talks
ISSN:: 2633-304X
Citation:: Oxford Analytica (2020), "Leadership reshuffle is likely in Vietnam", Expert Briefings.
https://doi.org/10.1108/OXAN-DB256375

Monday, September 21, 2020

Significance

Nguyen Phu Trong is CPV general secretary as well as state president; he is the first leader since Ho Chi Minh to hold those posts concurrently. Meanwhile, the CPV government is battling a pandemic-related economic slowdown.

Impacts

Hanoi will urge its neighbours to devote more financial resources to the COVID-19 ASEAN Response Fund.
Vietnam may benefit from increased US-led public health initiatives in the region.
CPV leaders will likely increase their domestic engagements ahead of the party congress.

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