This picture taken and released by the Vietnam News Agency (Asia News Network) on April 5, 2021 shows former prime minister and Vietnam's newly elected President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (C) taking oath during the National Assembly's spring session in Hanoi.
HANOI, April 5, 2021 (AFP): The man behind Vietnam's successful handling of the coronavirus pandemic, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, was formally sworn in as president in Hanoi on Monday.
Phuc, 66, was Vietnam's prime minister for the last five years, a period in which the economy boomed, and his government's Covid-19 response won plaudits at home and abroad.
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