Vietnam legislature approves resignation of president, state media says

FILE PHOTO: Vietnam's President Vo Van Thuong speaks during a joint press conference with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (not pictured) at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan November 27, 2023. RICHARD A. BROOKS/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's legislature on Thursday approved the resignation of President Vo Van Thuong, state media reported, the latest top official to step down amid an intensified anti-graft crackdown by the ruling Communist Party.

Thuong, 53, became the second president to resign in just over a year in Vietnam, where leadership changes have recently been all linked to the wide-ranging "blazing furnace" anti-bribery campaign.