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Vietnam's appointment of its first female president belies a deep gender imbalance in the communist country's politics and society and will do little to improve women's rights, advocates said on Monday.
Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh was named acting president on Sunday following the death of Tran Dai Quang, a former chief of internal security appointed to the presidency in 2016."I think while Ngoc Thinh's appointment is symbolically important, its wider significance is limited to some women who are Communist Party members,"said activist and dissident Do Nguyen Mai Khoi in an email."We should however remember that, this appointment is not likely to improve conditions."
