Vietnam's response to the "Barbie" movie's depiction of the South China Sea shows how sensitive these matters are in South East Asia, and especially in Vietnam. What is the nine-dash line?

Vietnam banned “Barbie” due to a scene that includes a map using the “nine-dash line.” Omar Zaghloul/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The U-shaped line, which was first seen on maps in 1947 ...

That’s why Vietnam has banned the new Barbie movie over a map. The Nine-Dash Line, which has adorned Chinese Communist Party maps since approximately 1947, encompasses 80% of the South China Sea.

Vietnam's National Assembly on Saturday approved a $67 billion high-speed rail project to connect Hanoi in the north to Ho Chi Minh City in the south. The 1,541-kilometer (957-mile) railway is ...

HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam's state media have reported that the government banned distribution of the popular “Barbie” movie because it includes a view of a map showing disputed Chinese ...

Vietnam, with its long-held acrimonious ties to China, said on Monday that the new film would not be released in the country because of its use of the line, according to Vi Kien Thanh, the head of ...