Viet Nam holds funeral for former leader Nguyen Phu Trong

Viet Nam began its two-day state funeral for Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong. The death of former leader last Friday signaled a new era in the nation’s political power structure. The ceremonies saw the attendance of global dignitaries including US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Hanoi, along with hundreds of Vietnamese lining up at a funeral hall to pay respects to Trong.