Vietnam appoints new acting foreign minister

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (right) hands over the appointment decision of the acting foreign minister position to Le Hoai Trung in Hanoi, August 30, 2025. - Photo: VNA

HANOI: (Bernama-Xinhua) Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Saturday (Aug 30) presided over a ceremony in the capital Hanoi to officially appoint Le Hoai Trung as acting minister of foreign affairs, reported Xinhua, citing Vietnam News Agency.

Trung was transferred from his post as chief of the Party Central Committee's Office to assume responsibilities at the foreign ministry, the report added. - Bernama-Xinhua