South Korea reports that Vietnam is investigating the BlackPink show's organizers for supporting the nine-dash line

On July 7, South Korea's national television station published a news article titled "Vietnamese fans angrily cancel BlackPink concert tickets." MBC News reported that Vietnamese authorities opened an investigation into the company that organized the BlackPink show in Hanoi on July 29-30.

Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is verifying information that IME Vietnam - the company that organizes BlackPink shows - supports the nine-dash line. The company belongs to a parent company specializing in organizing multinational shows called IME Entertainment.

MBC News reported that the website of the company organizing the BlackPink show in Hanoi has an image of the nine-dash line.

In the news, to verify the information that the company supports the nine-dash line, MBC News broadcast a clip accessing the company's website and seeing illegal images in the East Sea.

MBC News reported that some fans in Vietnam reacted strongly to the image of the nine-dash line on the website of the organizing company. The Korean TV station also mentioned the case of the Barbie movie being banned in Vietnam because it promoted the image of the nine-dash line in the movie.

On July 6, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang said that Vietnamese authorities are verifying information that the BlackPink concert organizers support the nine-dash line.

"Vietnam's stance on the nine-dash line claim has been clearly stated many times. Products and publications printed with the nine-dash line in Vietnam violate Vietnam's regulations and are unacceptable," she said.

BlackPink performs in Hanoi on July 29-30.

Immediately afterwards, the CEO of IME, Mr. Brian Chow, apologized for the image of the nine-dash line on the map.

"The map image on the website does not represent any national territory. We are aware of the need to respect the sovereignty and culture of countries. IME has reviewed and committed to replacing images that are not suitable for the Vietnamese people. We apologize for this unfortunate misunderstanding," IME's CEO wrote in a statement.

Regarding the image of the nine-dash line on the website, IME Vietnam explained that IME is a multinational entertainment company, established in 2006 with 11 offices across Asia. The website is a general link page, not the official website in Vietnam.

(Source: tienphong.vn)

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