Hanoi: State President Luong Cuong chaired a ceremony in Hanoi on January 7 to hand over appointment decisions naming Supreme People's Court judges Le Tien and Nguyen Bien Thuy as deputy chief justices of the country's top judicial body.

According to Vietnam News Agency, President Cuong described the appointees as highly trained legal experts with strong qualifications who have advanced through the ranks while accumulating substantial hands-on experience in the judicial system.