The president of Vietnam has resigned due to “violations and wrongdoings,” the Communist Party of Vietnam announced on Tuesday. Nguyen Xuan Phuc, 68, was blamed for violations that were made by officials under his supervision. Phuc’s resignation is the first time a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam’s top leadership has resigned early. He is the…

A Pennsylvania school board member has resigned and apologized after saying at a meeting last week that she was against voting for a “cis white male” to be nominated as board president. Jennifer Solot, who has served five years on the school board for the Upper Moreland School District, made the comments at an open…

TAIPEI—Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Saturday after her strategy to frame local elections as showing defiance to China’s rising bellicosity failed to pay off and win public support. The elections for mayors, county chiefs, and local councilors are ostensibly about domestic issues such as the…

After Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lost many seats in the “nine-in-one” local election held on Nov. 26, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen resigned as head of DPP, but will remain the president of Taiwan until her term ends in 2024. In the local-issues-focused election, candidates from DPP, the opposition Nationalist Party (NP), and a…

TOKYO—Japan’s national police chief said Thursday he will resign to take responsibility over shortfalls in security that an investigation by his own agency showed did not adequately safeguard former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from a fatal shooting of at a campaign speech last month. National Police Agency Chief Itaru Nakamura’s announcement came as his…

By Susan Snyder From The Philadelphia Inquirer Temple University’s public safety executive and police chief, who has been at the school for more than 36 years, has resigned amid a surge of violence in the campus’ North Philadelphia neighborhood. Charles Leone will step down effective April 29, according to a source close to the university….

WASHINGTON/SEATTLE—The head of the Federal Aviation Administration who oversaw the return of the Boeing 737 MAX after two crashes grounded the plane, and the agency’s zero tolerance toward unruly passengers, will resign on March 31, the agency said on Wednesday. FAA Administrator Steve Dickson, who took over in August 2019, has faced criticism over the…

MONTREAL—Quebec’s director of public health, Dr. Horacio Arruda, tendered his resignation on Monday, citing an erosion in public trust as the province grapples with record hospitalizations during a fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Premier Francois Legault accepted the offer, with Arruda’s departure confirmed to The Canadian Press by the premier’s office. His resignation comes…

South Australian Deputy Premier Vickie Chapman has resigned and stood aside as Attorney-General and minister while the state ombudsman conducts an investigation into a potential conflict of interest regarding her refusal of a port on Kangaroo Island, ABC News reported. This comes on the back of the South Australian Parliament passing a vote of no…

A state lawmaker in Georgia has resigned from his role as county attorney after being pressured to quit over his support for an election integrity bill. State Rep. Barry Fleming, a Republican, sponsored House Bill 531, which passed the House along party lines last week. The bill, which awaits Senate action, curbs the use of drop…