On July 18th, the Vietnam Communist Party (VCP) announced that General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong would stop working to focus on receiving treatment and health care..The Politburo, Secretariat, and key Party leaders also directed various agencies to mobilize a team of doctors, medical staff, and medical professors to treat and provide care for Trong..The current Vietnamese President, To Lam, will "preside over the work of the Party Central Committee, the Politburo, and the Secretariat according to the responsibilities and powers prescribed by the Politburo" to ensure the "general management of the VCP's Central Committee, the Politburo, and the Secretariat.".The transfer of positions means that Lam is the VCP General Secretary, and Trong's health is declining.
On July 18th, the Vietnam Communist Party (VCP) announced that General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong would stop working to focus on receiving treatment and health care..The Politburo, Secretariat, and key Party leaders also directed various agencies to mobilize a team of doctors, medical staff, and medical professors to treat and provide care for Trong..The current Vietnamese President, To Lam, will "preside over the work of the Party Central Committee, the Politburo, and the Secretariat according to the responsibilities and powers prescribed by the Politburo" to ensure the "general management of the VCP's Central Committee, the Politburo, and the Secretariat.".The transfer of positions means that Lam is the VCP General Secretary, and Trong's health is declining.