Chinese experts and scholars have extended their congratulations and spoke highly of the leadership role and capabilities of To Lam, who was re-elected as General Secretary of the 14th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) on January 23 morning.

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — To Lam was reelected Friday as general secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party and appears poised to become the country’s most powerful figure in decades, with analysts expecting him to assume the presidency in a break from Vietnam’s tradition of collective leadership.

By Francesco Guarascio HANOI, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Vietnam's ruling Communist Party wraps up its 14th five-yearly congress on Friday, after meeting to select its top leader and set key targets until 2030.

The 14th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam convened its first plenary session on Friday morning to elect the Politburo, the General Secretary, and the Secretariat for the new term.

One of Asia’s most dynamic nations is weighing how to balance government control with raising per capita G.D.P. by about 70 percent in five years.

Major Cuban media outlets, including Prensa Latina, ACN, Juventud Rebelde and Granma - the official organ of the Communist Party of Cuba - have given extensive coverage of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV),

Vietnam's top leader To Lam is expected to address a twice-a-decade congress of the Communist Party on Tuesday, where he is seeking expanded powers similar to China's political structure.