Vietnam President Lam takes on duties of party chief as Trong focuses on health

Vietnam's 80-year-old leader and Communist Party Secretary General Nguyen Phu Trong, shown in the Feb. 1, 2021 photo, will take a break to focus on his health, the party said on July 18, 2024.

Vietnam's President To Lam has taken over the duties of Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, who is focusing on an unspecified treatment for his health, the party said on Thursday.