Hanoi, April 8 -- Vietnam's National Assembly elected Communist Party chief To Lam as president on Tuesday, consolidating the country's top party and state roles in a rare concentration of power as he moves to tighten control and tackle economic headwinds. Lam was the sole nominee for the five-year post, with the assembly's approval largely a formality in the one-party state. The 68-year-old received 99% of the vote in results announced at the parliamentary session in Hanoi. Former central bank governor Le Minh Hung, the son of a former public security minister who was Lam's mentor, was elected prime minister for the next five years. My top priority "is to secure peace and stability while promoting rapid, sustainable national development", ...