Mornin' swordy
(lyrics)
Hear our roar, Hear our sound
We're gonna fight until we have won this town
Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah, yay
Over the hills came the swords of a thousand men
Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigns amid anti-corruption campaign
Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigned after a little over a year in the job, the Communist Party said Wednesday, making him the latest senior official to leave office amid an intense anti-corruption campaign.
The party said it had accepted his resignation, writing in a statement that “violations by Vo Van Thuong have left a bad mark on the reputation of the Communist party.”
Days earlier, Vietnamese police said they arrested the former head of Central Vietnam’s Quang Ngai province for corruption, who was previously supervised by Thuong as the provincial party chief.
Rumors of a potential political change flared after a state visit to Vietnam by the Dutch royal family was postponed due to “due to domestic circumstances,” according to a statement from the Dutch Royal house.
The World Bank president likewise put off a visit planned for this week.
Trading volume on Vietnam’s stock exchanges hit a record high on Monday as investors speculated over the president's future.
More than 1.7 billion shares were traded, setting a record high and state media reported that the “recent increase in net selling pressure from foreign investors” was dragging the market.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/vietnamese-president-vo-van-thuong-resigns-after-year-108302788
Shouldn't that be - "When one door closes, another falls off."
Obama visits UK prime minister.
Irish president resigns.
Vietnam president resigns.
Odd coinkidinks.
>"My reasons for stepping down now are personal and political, but mainly political," Irish PM Leo Varadkar said, without elaborating.
Voters giving him the bums rush at the recent referendum probably has something to do with it.