Vietnam's political shake-up continues in the wake of former President Nguyễn Phú Trọng's death in July. Vietnam's parliament, the National Assembly, voted to remove two deputy prime ministers and appoint three others in their place.
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00:00Vietnam's political reshuffling continues after the ousting of two deputy prime ministers
00:05and the appointment of three new ones.
00:07This brings the number of deputy PMs working under Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to five.
00:12The shakeup comes during a period of political disorder in the wake of former President Nguyen
00:17Phuong's death last month.
00:19He was replaced two weeks later by current President Tho Lam.
00:23A senior parliamentary official says they will appoint a new president in October.