Vietnam Communist Party removes its third top leader in two months

HANOI: One of Vietnam's highest-ranking leaders has been forced to quit from her posts, the ruling Communist Party said on Thursday (May 16), the third top official to exit in two months, as the ruling party proposed a reshuffle of its ranks.

The changes at the top of the one-party state follow weeks of political upheaval during which the chairman of parliament and the country's president both quit over unspecified accusations of wrongdoing, amid an escalating anti-corruption campaign.