Bereavement for Vietnamese Communist Leader Nguyen Phu Trong
In Hanoi, thousands of grieving citizens, including prominent Vietnamese dignitaries, convened to honor the late Communist party chief, Nguyen Phu Trong, whose memorial marked the beginning of a two-day national mourning period.
The 80-year-old leader passed away last week at a military hospital in Hanoi, succumbing to age-related complications and a severe illness. Recognized as the most formidable figure in Vietnamese leadership in recent memory, his legacy is…