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Vietnam's funeral for party chief Trong draws former Japanese PM, China's No. 4
HANOI -- The state funeral of Nguyen Phu Trong, the late general secretary of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party, started here Thursday with dignitaries from Japan, China and other countries on hand. The two-day ceremony started at 7 a.m. Flags were at …