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3 unusual facts about Nguyen Tan Dung


Bauxite

In November 2010, Nguyen Tan Dung, the prime minister of Vietnam, announced that Vietnam's bauxite reserves might total 11000Mt; this would be the largest in the world.

Communism in Vietnam

The Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Tan Dung is the head of government, presiding over a council of ministers composed of three deputy prime ministers and the heads of 26 ministries and commissions.

Trai Thien Air Cargo

Before getting official approval, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung agreed with the recommendation by the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam to allow Trãi Thiên to provide air cargo transport services.


2011 crackdown on Vietnamese youth activists

On March 12, 2012, Media Legal Defence Initiative and eight other NGOs issued a joint letter to the Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung calling for the immediate release of bloggers Dang Xuan Dieu, Ho Duc Hoa, Nguyen Van Duyet, Nong Hung Anh and Paulus Le Son.


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Freedom of religion in Vietnam

In January 2007 the Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng visited the Vatican and met with Pope Benedict XVI, and in March 2007, an official delegation from the Vatican reciprocated by visiting the country.