Vietnam re-elects Nguyen Phu Trong as Communist Party chief for third time after secretive Congress

Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong was re-elected on Sunday – a victory that makes him the country’s most powerful leader in decades – but his win was overshadowed by a serious coronavirus outbreak in the country.Trong, a 76-year-old pro-China conservative who is rumoured to be in poor health, was given the nod after a week of closed-door talks at the twice-a-decade Communist Party Congress. It will be his third term in office – a feat unprecedented in Vietnam’s modern era…