Vietnam to hold state funeral for party leader Trong on July 25-26

HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam will hold a state funeral next week for Nguyen Phu Trong, the leader of its ruling Communist Party who died on Friday, the government said on Saturday.

State media said funerals for Trong would be held on July 25 and 26.

Trong died at age 80 after holding Vietnam’s most powerful post for 13 years, overseeing rapid economic growth, a multi-year anti-corruption campaign and a pragmatic foreign policy.