Vietnam's top leader attends parliament session after health concerns

Vietnam's Communist Party general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (left) gestures as he arrives at the National Assembly's extraordinary session opening in Hanoi on Jan 15, 2024. - AFP

HANOI: Vietnam's top leader, Communist Party head Nguyen Phu Trong, on Monday (Jan 15) attended a session of the National Assembly after concerns had been raised for days over his health.

Earlier this month, contrary to normal practice, Trong, 79, had not been included in official schedules of meetings held with Vietnam's leaders by visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Laos' Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone.