‘Hot news from the Super League!’: How Vietnam skirts Party speculation ban on social media


The 'Yellow House', Vietnam's Presidential Palace in Hanoi, is seen in the background. The occupants of the 'Yellow House', Tra added, could be Team Quang Nam, the home province of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who is looking to either retain his position or climb Party ranks. — Reuters

HANOI: Vietnamese are trading fake weather reports and football scores on social media as a creative means to discuss Communist Party leadership wrangling after an official ban on speculation ahead of the Party’s biggest and most important meeting in five years.

At its 13th National Congress, due to be held later this month, the Communist Party will formally select a new chief, national president, prime minister and National Assembly chair for the next five years.

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