HANOI – Vietnam has launched an inspection into the website of K-pop group Blackpink’s tour organiser, ahead of the group’s concert in Hanoi, over criticism from fans that it shows a map of the South China S... CDNDigital
Blackpink performs at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., August 28, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo– Vietnam has launched an inspection into the website of K-pop group Blackpink’s tour organiser, ahead of the group’s concert in Hanoi, over criticism from fans that it shows a map of the South China Sea with disputed boundaries.
Vietnam’s culture ministry said late on Wednesday it had ordered an inspection of the iME website “to verify the suspicion that the company organizing the Blackpink music night promoted the cow-tongue line”, using the Vietnamese phrase to describe the U-shaped line.The ministry did not immediately respond to questions about the possible outcome of the inspection. It was unclear when it would announce its findings.
The iME website was still inaccessible after the statement but a cached version seen by Reuters and last updated on July 4, shows a vague nine-dash line that encompasses nearly the whole South China Sea.Vietnam and China have long had overlapping territorial claims to a potentially energy-rich stretch in the waterway. The Southeast Asian country has repeatedly accused Chinese vessels of violating its sovereignty.
The culture ministry’s move followed complaints by Vietnamese internet users who noticed the nine-dash line on the organiser’s website.
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