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  Vietnamese president Xuan Phuc resigns amid severe criticism for major scandals

  World | Jan 17, 2023, 07:53 PM IST

  Phuc, 68, began serving in government at the provincial level in 1979 and took his first position in the national government in 2006. He joined the Politburo, the highest-ranking party body, in 2011, and was prime minister from 2016 to 2021, when he was elected president by the National Assembly.

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  17 Workers Perish In Vietnam Shoe Factory Fire

  World | Aug 01, 2011, 10:29 AM IST

  Hanoi, July 31 : The death toll in the devastating fire in Vietnam's northern Haiphong city has climbed to 17 with four out of the 17 injured succumbing to injuries.According to  Vietnam News Agency, the