Vietnam’s No. 4 Leader Resigns Amid Corruption Probes
- Communist party accepts parliament chair’s resignation
- President stepped down last month over some violations
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Vietnam’s National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue resigned days after his assistant was detained in relation to a corruption probe.
The Communist Party Central Committee accepted the resignation of Hue during a special meeting in Hanoi Friday afternoon, according to a statement on the government’s website. Hue also resigned from the Politburo. Bloomberg News reported his resignation earlier Friday.