Vietnam’s president has resigned after solely a yr in workplace.

Vo Van Thuong is the newest high-profile determine to resign amid a corruption crackdown in a rustic necessary to each China and the West.

So, why has he gone?

And what are the worldwide implications?

Presenter: Rob Matheson

Visitors:

Hai Hong Nguyen – Senior lecturer at VinUniversity in Hanoi

Carlyle Thayer – Professor emeritus on the College of New South Wales – Canberra

Nguyen Khac Giang – Visiting Fellow at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, a assume tank in Singapore