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Here’s A Yassified Explainer On The Nine-Dash Line And Why Vietnam Has Banned The Barbie Movie

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Vietnam bans ‘Barbie’ movie due to an illustration showing China’s territorial claim

The National Film Evaluation Council made the decision, saying a map in the film shows China’s ‘nine-dash line,’ which extends Beijing’s territorial claims far into waters that fall within areas claimed by Vietnam and other countries.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ted Cruz accuses new Barbie movie of ‘pushing Chinese propaganda’

Issue traces back to dispute claims on South China Sea

The Independent UK

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Why Barbie Just Got Banned In Vietnam

Margot Robbie's Barbie movie is not going to be screened in Vietnam for a specific reason.

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The Hindu

War is not real patriotism

Why is patriotism linked to killing and dying on the battlefield? There are better ways to love your country

Salon

What is the 'nine-dash line' and what does it have to do with the Barbie movie?

The new Barbie film starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling is set for imminent release. But according to Vietnam’s state-run Tuoi Tre newspaper the film’s release has been barred. The head of the Department of Cinema, a government body in charge of licensing and censoring foreign films, said

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Vietnam bans 'Barbie' movie due to an illustration showing China's territorial claim

State media have reported that Vietnam has banned distribution of the popular "Barbie" movie because it includes a view of a map showing disputed Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea

The Independent UK

Vietnam bans Barbie movie over disputed South China Sea map

Censors pull film because of scenes showing the ‘nine-dash line’ under which China claims almost all the South China Sea

Al Jazeera

Barbie movie banned in Vietnam over use of ‘offending’ map image

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

The Independent UK

How 'Barbie' crossed a line in Vietnam's dispute with China and ended up banned

The upcoming movie "Barbie" has been banned in Vietnam.

Los Angeles Times

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The Canberra Times

The 'Barbie' franchise is trying hard to represent different ethnicities—but that may have prompted a movie ban in Vietnam

The boomer icon Barbie is making a comeback, but in an inclusive way to keep up with a Gen Z audience.

Fortune

Margot Robbie’s Barbie movie been banned in Vietnam due to world map

The South Asian country has pulled the film for showing ‘controversial’ map of disputed Chinese territory

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Los Angeles Times

Michael Neely, innovator and leader in LA homeless and drug treatment services, has died at age 74

Michael E. Neely, a Vietnam veteran who evolved from the fiery leader of Skid Row's March to the Sea to become one of the most innovative and influential minds in Los Angeles homeless and social services policy, has died at age 74.

Daily Mirror

Greta Gerwig's Barbie film BANNED in Vietnam after 'offending image' causes outrage

Greta Gerwig-directed, "Barbie", which stars Margot Robbie, has been banned in Vietnam due to a scene depicting a map that the country says violates its sovereignty

The Independent UK

Barbie movie banned in Vietnam over use of ‘offending’ map image

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

Bangkok Post

Vietnam bans 'Barbie' movie over South China Sea map

HANOI: Vietnam has banned Warner Bros' highly-anticipated film "Barbie" from domestic distribution over a scene featuring a map that shows China's unilaterally claimed territory in the South China Sea, state media reported on Monday.

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Tribune News Service

‘When we came home, the war was not over for us’

ATLANTA -- Sgt. Johnny Miller fought his way up Hill 875 in Vietnam’s central highlands until a fellow paratrooper noticed Miller was bleeding. Incredulous, the Georgian checked himself, confirming he had indeed been hit in the chest with enemy gunfire.

The National (Scotland)

UK drops in global workers' rights ranking - falling to be on par with Qatar

WORKERS’ rights in the UK have been degraded to the extent the country now ranks among despotic regimes such as Saudi Arabia and Vietnam,…

The Independent UK

FIFA Women’s World Cup start date, fixtures and full schedule

England will go into the World Cup as one of the tournament favourites after winning the Euros

The Conversation

Lions are still being farmed in South Africa for hunters and tourism – they shouldn't be

A man was arrested at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 23 June 2023 with five lion carcasses in his luggage. He was about to board a flight to Vietnam, where the use of lion bones in traditional medicines is practised.

The Week

Daniel Ellsberg: whistleblower who leaked the Pentagon Papers

The “most important whistleblower of our times”, Daniel Ellsberg was the military analyst who smuggled hundreds of pages of top secret material about US actions in Vietnam out of his office at the Rand Corporation, and shared them with a reporter from The New York Times, said The Guardian.

The Hindu

INS Kirpan sets sail from Visakhapatnam to Vietnam

INS Kirpan will be handed over to Vietnam People’s Navy after its arrival in that country.

The Hindu

Growth opportunities in Telangana showcased to delegation from Vietnam

Growth opportunities in Telangana showcased to Vietnam team

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