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Dung is one of the new generation of Vietnamese politicians |
Nguyen Tan Dung, 56, became the country's youngest prime minister since unification in
Earlier, Nguyen Minh Triet, Communist Party chief for Ho Chi Minh City, was appointed as the country's president.
The appointments mark a major reshuffle of senior figures in the Communist Party, to bring in younger leaders.
Both Mr Dung and Mr Triet are from the south of Vietnam, and this will be the first time the government has been headed by two southerners since
NEW FACES Nguyen Tan Dung, 56 Groomed for top by outgoing PM Phan Van Khai Army background suggests politically conservative Southerner thought to favour more economic reform Nguyen Minh Triet, 63 Party chief in Ho Chi Minh City, reputed to favour economic openness Was in charge when |