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Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (2R) congratulating the new Communist Party general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (centre L) after his re-election during the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) 13th National Congress in Hanoi, as other nominated top party leaders Vuong Dinh Hue (R), Pham Minh Chinh (2L) and Vo Van Thuong (L) applaud. (Photo: STR/ Vietnam News Agency/ AFP)

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (2R) congratulating the new Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (centre L) after his re-election during the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) 13th National Congress in Hanoi, as other nominated top party leaders Vuong Dinh Hue (R), Pham Minh Chinh (2L) and Vo Van Thuong (L) applaud. (Photo: STR/ Vietnam News Agency/ AFP)