Vietnam is stepping up inspections of particular children’s toys over concerns that imagery on the model’s face resembles a map China uses to stake competing territorial claims in the South ...

And in 2018, Vietnam cut a scene from the romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians that featured a designer bag with a map of the world showing the disputed South China Sea islands under Beijing’s control.

is facing boycott calls in Malaysia after consumers spotted a distorted map of the South China Sea on its mobile app. The map reflected Beijing’s unilateral nine-dash line claim over the ...

HANOI — Seething international tensions over the South China Sea have struck an unlikely victim in Vietnam: popular children's dolls pulled from shops over a facial mark supposedly resembling ...

Russia and U.S. experts to meet in Riyadh on Monday Kremlin says Black Sea initiative is on the agenda Trump seeking to kickstart peace talks in three-year war MOSCOW, March 20 (Reuters ...

Beijing has long used the line on maps to justify its claims over most of the resource-rich South China Sea, often to the displeasure of Vietnam, which also claims parts of the waterway.

And in 2018, Vietnam cut a scene from the romantic comedy "Crazy Rich Asians" that featured a designer bag with a map of the world showing the disputed South China Sea islands under Beijing's control.

Hanoi (AFP) – Seething international tensions over the South China Sea have struck an unlikely victim in Vietnam: popular children's dolls pulled from shops over a facial mark supposedly ...

Chinese tea chain Chagee has once again landed in hot water with Malaysia’s censorious consumers after its mobile app displayed a map with Beijing ... the South China Sea, sparking boycott ...

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