Vietnam President To Lam takes over party leader Trong's duties

80-year-old top government official to focus on treatment, official statement says

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Vietnamese Communist Party General-Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, left, and Vietnamese President To Lam. (Source photos by AP)

ATSUSHI TOMIYAMA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Vietnamese President To Lam has taken over the duties of Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, the Southeast Asian nation's top official who has had health concerns.

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