FILE - Vietnamese Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan shakes hands with Japanese Crown Prince Akishino, not shown, at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Sept. 21, 2023. Xuan will serve as acting President after former President Vo Van Thuong resigned, after a little over a year in the position, amid an intense anti-corruption campaign, according to party mouthpiece Tuoi Tre. (AP Photo/Minh Hoang, File)
FILE - Vietnam's President Vo Van Thuong arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport to attend the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigned after a little over a year in the position, state media VN Express reported. His resignation takes place amid an intense anti-corruption campaign that has hit the highest echelons of the Communist Party. (Parker Song/Pool Photo via AP, File)
FILE - Vietnam's President Vo Van Thuong addresses the media during a joint press conference with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida after their meeting at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigned after a little over a year in the position, state media VN Express reported. His resignation takes place amid an intense anti-corruption campaign that has hit the highest echelons of the Communist Party. (Richard A. Brooks/Pool Photo via AP, File)
FILE - Vietnam's Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan listens during a working lunch with Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre in Oslo, on Nov. 23, 2023. Xuan will serve as acting President after former President Vo Van Thuong resigned, after a little over a year in the position, amid an intense anti-corruption campaign, according to party mouthpiece Tuoi Tre. (Emilie Holtet/NTB Scanpix via AP, File)
FILE - Vietnamese Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan meets with Danish Crown Prince Frederik, not shown, at the Amalienborg Castle in Copenhagen, on Nov. 22, 2023. Xuan will serve as acting President after former President Vo Van Thuong resigned, after a little over a year in the position, amid an intense anti-corruption campaign, according to party mouthpiece Tuoi Tre. (Liselotte Sabroe/Ritzau Scanpix via AP, File)