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Highly anticipated film will not receive a cinematic release in the southeast Asian country

Hollywood, K-Pop blockbusters anger Hanoi with maps reflecting Beijing’s position on disputed waters.

It follows a scene depicting China's controversial nine-dash line over the South China Sea.

Warner Bros' long-awaited Barbie movie has been banned in Vietnam. The movie, which had been due to open in the country on 21 July, has been banne...

The ‘Nine-dash-line’ that shows China’s claim over the area shows up briefly in the film. The Vietnamese government’s decision leaves 100 million people without access to one of the most anticipated premieres of the season

Vietnam is reportedly banning Barbie over the display of a map that allegedly includes the controversial “nine-dash line,” a recurring issue that raises questions about Hollywood’s relationship with China.

Authorities in Vietnam have banned commercial screenings of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie.” The Warner Bros. film starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, one of the most anticipated movies of the summer, was set to have been released in the country on July 21. The film contains a scene that depicts a map with the “nine dash […]

The highly-anticipated Barbie movie has been banned from showing in Vietnam due to a controversial scene containing a map.

Vietnam’s government has made a string of similar moves in recent years over territorial claims in the South China Sea.

The upcoming film is the latest to fall afoul of the country’s censors for depicting a map containing China’s “nine-dash line” maritime claim.