Hanoi, Aug. 1 -- State President Luong Cuong, who is Chairman of the Council of National Defence and Security, and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, chaired a ceremony in Hanoi on August 1 to hand over decisions on promoting the rank of Lieutenant General to Senior Lieutenant General to several senior officers of the People's Army and People's Public Security.

Authorised by the State President, Pham Thanh Ha, Deputy Chief of the Presidential Office, announced the decisions on the promotion from the rank of Lieutenant General to Senior Lieutenant General for Assistant to the Party General Secretary and Head of the Party General Secretary's Office To An Xo; member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Chief of the General Staff o...