Vietnamese Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan was named as the acting president of the country on Thursday, a day after former President Vo Van Thuong resigned, local media reported.
The decision was made at an extraordinary session of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA), Vietnam News Agency reported.
Xuan will serve as the acting president until a new president is elected, said the NA Standing Committee.
The NA meeting also relieved Thuong from his duties as president of the 2021-2026 term and a 15th tenure's NA deputy.
On Wednesday, Vietnam's Communist Party Central Committee accepted Thuong's resignation upon his personal request.
Kite capital advances modernization while preserving heritage
Chinese, Ethiopian education institutions agree to promote skills development in technology
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 26
Fine arts students paint beautiful artworks in village in C China's Hubei
6 Jordanian students win Chinese ambassador's scholarship
Discover beauty of black pottery in SW China's Yunnan
US overdose deaths dropped in 2023, the first time since 2018
Ancient tombs excavated in Guangzhou
Not so Cool Britannia! Noel Gallagher gives damning verdict on Keir Starmer
Seeing purple: Fans get a new track color and maybe record