Nguyen Phu Trong, the powerful head of Vietnam’s Communist Party, has died aged 80 after suffering from ill health, including strokes, the government said. Trong died “due to old age and serious illness” at the 108 Central Military Hospital in Hanoi on Friday, the statement read. Trong, the head of Vietnam’s single-party political system, had helmed the Communist Party since 2011. Rumours about his deteriorating health had been swirling for days, and he had rarely been seen in public this year since suffering a health scare in January. He last appeared in public on June 20 as he held talks wit…