South Korea's President Moon Jae-in (left) and Vietnam's Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh attend the breaking ceremony of the Vietnam Korea Institute of Science and Technology at Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park in Hanoi on March 22 this year. Dang Thi Ngoc was named Vietnam's acting president on Sunday. Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh was named acting president on Sunday following the death of Tran Dai Quang, a former chief of internal security appointed to the presidency in 2016. Vietnam's National Assembly elected Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh as vice-president in 2016. Vietnam has no paramount ruler and is officially led by four "pillars" -- its president, prime minister, the chief of its Communist Party and the national assembly chair.

Source: Bangkok Post September 24, 2018 13:07 UTC