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Former Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc was among the officials punished in the disciplinary action. © Reuters

YUJI NITTA

HANOI -- The Communist Party of Vietnam has taken disciplinary action against multiple former senior leaders including Nguyen Xuan Phuc, a former Vietnamese president and prime minister, as well as former President Vo Van Thuong.

The party cited violations of party rules in announcing the punishments on Saturday. 

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