Vietnam's Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong has died, state media said on Friday, after holding the country's most powerful position for more than a decade. He was 80, APA reports citing Reuters.
State media, citing information from Trong's medical team, said he died in the early hours of Friday "after a period of illness".
Vietnam's President To Lam took over Trong's duties on Thursday when the party announced Trong needed to focus on medical treatment.