Vietnam elects new parliament chief

Vietnamese legislators today elected Hanoi Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong as the new parliament chief, after accepting three top leaders' resignations in a long-awaited shuffle within the one-party government.

Nguyen Phu Trong, 62, the sole candidate, was selected to replace Nguyen Van An, 68, as chairman of the lawmaking National Assembly, with more than 80% of the vote.