Vietnam’s assembly ‘dismisses’ prime minister

Vietnam’s prime minister has stepped down after 10 years in office, leaving behind a mixed legacy of promoting failed state enterprises, but at the same time attracting foreign investment and daring to challenge China.
In a formal vote on Wednesday, 418 members representing 84 percent of the rubber-stamp National Assembly “agreed to dismiss” Nguyen Tan Dung from his duties, three months before the end of his term, the government said on its website.
The National Assembly is scheduled to elect Dung’s deputy, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, as prime minister today.
Dung’s departure was a mere formality after he lost a leadership battle during the ruling Communist Party’s congress in January.