Vietnam investigates Chinese milk tea brand Chagee in another probe over map


The Vietnamese unit of the milk tea brand did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. -- PHOTO: CHAGEE VIETNAM/FACEBOOK

HANOI (Bloomberg): Vietnam officials are investigating the Chinese milk tea brand Chagee, which is set to open its first store in Vietnam, for using images of the so-called "nine-dash line” map on its mobile app, according to a posting on the Ho Chi Minh City party committee’s website.

Any violations involving the provision, use, or transmission of information and images of Vietnam’s map that infringe upon national sovereignty will be addressed and handled in accordance with the law, the posting cited Tran Binh Thien, Deputy Chief Inspector of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City.

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