His resignation after just over one year in office amidst the Communist Party's anti-corruption campaign made him the second shortest-serving president in Vietnamese history, after Tô Lâm.

[1][2] Thưởng is a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam, holding a master's degree in philosophy and an advanced diploma in political theory.

He is also regarded as a close ally and a potential successor of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyễn Phú Trọng.

As the country's head of state, Thưởng was the second highest official in Vietnam after General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng.

He was assigned to be a Party member, Secretary of the Personnel Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City National University Union.

In December 2004, Võ Văn Thưởng was appointed Secretary of the Party Committee of District 12, Ho Chi Minh City.

[13] In October 2006, he was appointed by the Politburo to be the Standing Secretary of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.

[9] He was also elected as First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, succeeding Dao Ngoc Dung in January 2007.

[15] Võ Văn Thưởng was elected as a member of the 5th Ho Chi Minh City People's Council (term 1999 – 2004).

During his visit, Thuong met with current and former politicians of Laos, and the two countries reiterated to constantly strengthen and develop mutual trust between them.

Accompanying were the presidents of the top 5 Korean corporations including Samsung Electronics, SK, Hyundai Motor, LG and Lotte.

During his meeting with the Pope, an agreement was concluded in Vietnam allowing the Holy See to install a permanent resident papal representative in the country.

Afterwards, Thưởng attended the third Belt and Road Forum in China and the APEC Conference 2023 in the United States, where he gave a speech and met leaders of different countries and businesses.

At the sidelines of the forum, he met with President of China Xi Jinping and Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Manet.

[58][59] On 27 November, he made a four-day trip to Japan at the invitation of Emperor Naruhito to meet Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

The two leaders agreed to issue a Joint Statement on upgrading the two countries' relationship to a comprehensive Strategic Partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia and the world.

The two leaders also reaffirmed their commitment to stepping up efforts to resolve remaining difficulties in the implementation of Japan's ODA projects.

This is the first foreign visit of the German president in 2024 and the first high-level delegation exchange between the two countries ahead of the 50th founding anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations in 2025.