The ban was reported by state media in Vietnam on Monday, less than three weeks before the movie is scheduled to be released. Here is why the “Barbie world” is causing controversy with a map that has ...

In the “Barbie” world, facts may be inconsequential, but that isn’t the case in real life. The upcoming film has received criticism from U.S. lawmakers and countries for including a hand-drawn map of ...

Vietnam has banned commercial screenings of Warner Bros’ Barbie due to a scene that depicts a map of the South China Sea with the “nine-dash line” that is contested by the Vietnamese government. The ...

The move followed a decision by Vietnamese censors to bar the distribution of the film for allegedly depicting the Chinese maritime claim. The Philippine government will allow the screening of the ...

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