Vietnam Parliament's Chair Resigns Amid Crackdown on Corruption
The chair of Vietnam's parliament has resigned, just weeks after the country's president was dismissed. It's just the latest sign of political turbulence in Vietnam amid an ongoing crackdown on corruption.
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00:00 The chair of Vietnam's parliament has stepped down, the latest sign of political upheaval
00:05 in the Southeast Asian nation.
00:08 An official statement says National Assembly head Phuong Dinh Hue resigned over "violations
00:14 and shortcomings".
00:16 His resignation comes just weeks after Vietnam's president was dismissed as part of a crackdown
00:21 on corruption.
00:22 Both positions are among the four highest in the country's government and Hue had been
00:27 tapped as a possible candidate for Communist Party secretary, Vietnam's most powerful job.
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