The new "Barbie" movie has been banned in Vietnam due to a scene featuring a map with the "nine-dash line", which illustrates China's territorial claims in the South China Sea.

The Barbie film will not be released in Vietnam over its apparent inclusion of a controversial marking in a map of the South China Sea. Starring Margot Robbie as the iconic doll, Barbie was ...

Topline Vietnam has banned Greta Gerwig’s hotly anticipated Barbie film over a scene depicting a map that uses China’s contested territorial claims in the South China Sea, according to media ...

Vietnam officials are investigating the Chinese milk tea brand Chagee, which is set to open its first store in Vietnam, for using images of the so-called “nine-dash line” map on its mobile app ...

A version of this article appears in print on July 5, 2023, Section C, Page 3 of the New York edition with the headline: Vietnam Bans ‘Barbie’ Movie Over South China Sea Map.

A screenshot from Yadea Vietnam's map shows the names of Vietnam's two archipelagos Hoang Sa and Truong Sa being displayed in Chinese names, May 19, 2024. However, those in Vietnam did not see the map ...