HANOI (Reuters) - A Vietnamese politician with a reputation for fighting corruption became the communist-run country's new president on Tuesday as part of a changing of the guard to a group of younger leaders.
The National Assembly, or parliament, confirmed the appointment of Nguyen Minh Triet, 63, Communist Party chief in the southern commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City, in a session opened to the media.
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