The Leaderboard: Nguyen Duc Kien – The Leaderboard profiles the people behind the policies of the Asia-Pacific.
This post features Nguyen Duc Kien, co-Founder of Asia Commercial Bank in Vietnam. Who is he? Vietnam's Communist party appoints first US-educated official to top post. Mr. Dung's Team: Vietnam's New Cabinet. The world is about to meet the real Nguyen Tan Dung.
The prime minister of Vietnam was formally elected to his second term last week by the country’s legislative branch, the National Assembly. His new cabinet was elected this week. It is a lineup that looks substantially loyal to its boss, strong on continuity, and focused on making existing policies work. Some analysts argue that Dung is a staunch conservative in a reformer’s clothes. Vietnam's New Leadership. Vietnam’s 500-member National Assembly convened on July 21 to formally select the country’s new leadership team for the next five years.
The National Assembly’s role has largely been ceremonial because the country’s leadership was already determined behind closed doors at the Communist Party Congress in January. However, political reforms have empowered the legislative branch of the government and rumors swirled ahead of their voting that there could be some surprises.