Vietnam 'looking into' Blackpink concert organizer over SCS map

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 06, 2023 6:00 pm

HANOI: Vietnam is investigating 'an incident' involving the organizer of a Blackpink concert in Hanoi, the government said, after social media users complained that its website featured a map showing Beijing's territorial claims in the South China Sea (SCS).

The K-pop megastar girl group is due to hold two concerts in the Vietnamese capital in late July.

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