General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong elected Vietnamese President Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was sworn in as President of Vietnam after being elected by the National Assembly on October 23. President Nguyen Phu Trong was born in 1944 in Dong Anh district on the outskirts in Hanoi. He is currently General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Prior to becoming the Party chief in 2011, he held numerous important posts including Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee and Chairman of the National Assembly. 14th National Assembly commences sixth session A general view of the opening sitting at the sixth session of the 14th National Assembly on October 22. (Photo: NDO/Duy Linh) The sixth session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) opened at the National Assembly House in Hanoi on October 22. The NA is scheduled to adopt nine bills, a resolution and give opinions on six other bills. Besides law-making, the NA will discuss and make decisions on many important socio-economic … [Read more...] about October 22-28: Party chief elected State President