Vietnam public security minister To Lam elected as president

Vietnam's National Assembly on Wednesday elected public security minister To Lam as the country's new president.The election followed Vo Van Thuong's resignation in March after serving just over a year in office, amid an anti-corruption drive. Vietnam's president is the second highest position in the country after the general secretary of the ruling Communist Party.Lam has reportedly been a close aide to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and made a significant contribution to the sweeping anti-corruption campaign.The election of the career public security bureaucrat came after Vietnam's po…READ FULL ARTICLE