Vietnam ends congress early with renewed vow to fight corruption


Newly re-elected Vietnam Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong arrives for a press conference at the closing ceremony of after the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, in Hanoi, Vietnam Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. - AP

HANOI, Feb 1 (dpa): Vietnam’s ruling Communist party concluded proceedings for its 13th National Congress on Monday with a press conference at which party chief Nguyen Phu Trong renewed vows to fight corruption within party ranks.

"We have taken back millions of US dollars," Trong told a packed conference room. "We will persevere with the fight against corruption."

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