Nearly 1,600 delegates gather in Hanoi to kick off the week-long conclave of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party. (EPA Images pic) HANOI: Vietnam’s top leader To Lam is expected to address a twice-a-decade congress of the Communist Party on Tuesday, where he is seeking expanded powers»»»

HANOI - Vietnam’s top leader To Lam is expected to address a twice-a-decade congress of the Communist Party on Jan 20, where he is seeking expanded powers similar to China’s political structure. The South-east Asian nation of 100 million people is both a repressive one-party state and a regional ec»»»

HANOI, Jan 19 — Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party convened Monday to begin their twice-a-decade congress, where leader To Lam is looking to tighten his grip on power less than two years after assuming the top role. The Southeast Asian nation of 100 million people is both a repressive one-party state»»»

HANOI, Vietnam, Jan 19, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Vietnam's ruling Communist Party convened Monday to begin their twice-a-decade congress, where leader To Lam is looking to tighten his grip on power less than two years after assuming the top role. The Southeast Asian nation of 100 million people is both a r»»»