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India's BJP picks cabinet minister Naidu for vice-president

India'srulingBharatiyaJanataParty(BJP)hasnamedCabinetministerM.VenkaiahNaiduasitscandidateforvicepresident,seniorofficialshavesaid,choosingasouthernertoboostits

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India's BJP picks cabinet minister Naidu for vice-president

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named Cabinet minister M. Venkaiah Naidu as its candidate for vice president, senior officials have said, choosing a southerner to boost its political standing in a region where it lacks a base.

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Indian opposition pick Gandhi's grandson as candidate for vice president

India's opposition parties have picked former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi, who is the grandson of pre-independence icon Mahatma Gandhi, as their candidate for vice president of this country.

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Indian opposition pick Gandhi's grandson as candidate for vice president

India'soppositionpartieshavepickedformerWestBengalGovernorGopalkrishnaGandhi,whoisthegrandsonofpre-independenceiconMahatmaGandhi,astheircandidateforvicepresiden

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India's vice presidential elections to be held on Aug. 5

India's vice presidential elections will he held on Aug. 5, the country's independent Election Commission announced Thursday.

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S.Korean vice defense chief apologizes to residents for THAAD deployment

SouthKorea'svicedefensechiefwhowasappointedunderthenewgovernmentmadehissincereapologytoresidentsonTuesdayforthepreviousgovernment'sunilateralpushforthedeploymen

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S. Korean President Moon appoints five new vice ministers

South Korean President Moon Jae-in named five new vice ministers Tuesday while telling an incumbent vice foreign minister to remain in the latest move to form what will truly be his first administration.

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S. Korean President Moon appoints five new vice ministers

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President Moon appoints five new vice ministers

PresidentMoonJae-innamedfivenewviceministersTuesdaywhiletellinganincumbentviceforeignministertoremaininthelatestmovetoformwhatwilltrulybehisfirstadministration.

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Samaranch Jr., Erdener elected new IOC vice presidents

Two new IOC vice presidents were elected along with seven new members on the executive board on Thursday at the 129th IOC session ahead of the Rio Olympic Games.

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Philippine next president, VP proclaimed next week

Philippine congress aims to proclaim the country’s new president and vice president by the end of the month or on June 1, Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III said as the canvassing of votes for the top two positions of the land entered its second day yesterday.

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Myanmar's Union Parliament sets Tuesday for presidential election

Myanmar's Union Parliament on Monday announced Tuesday as the date for holding presidential election, in which three vice presidents will compete for the presidency.

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DPRK makes major personnel changes at parliamentary session

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) convened the second session of the 13th Supreme People's Assembly on Thursday with major personnel changes.

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China sacks vice police chief under investigation

Li Dongsheng, former vice minister of public security, has been formally removed from office, according to an announcement by the State Council, China's cabinet, on Monday.

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China appoints new vice foreign ministers

The State Council, China's cabinet, announced on Thursday it has appointed Wang Chao and Zhang Ming as vice foreign ministers.

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Three days, nine ballots: details of state leadership elections

China's lawmakers attending the ongoing national legislative session are expecting three busy days from Thursday to elect and appoint state leaders.