Vietnam ruling Communist Party chief Trong re-elected for 3rd term - state media

Vietnam's ruling Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, 76, has been re-elected for a rare third five-year term, state media said on Sunday, cementing his position as the country's most powerful political leader for decades.

Trong, who emerged on top in a power struggle at the last congress in 2016 and has spearheaded a "blazing furnace" crackdown on corruption in the last five years, was granted an exception to party rules which say people over the age of 65 should retire.