The Hanoi Times — In recent days, the Vietnamese online community has been in an uproar over a foreign milk tea brand's blatant disregard for Vietnam's sovereignty. The brand in question used an illegal "nine-dash line" map (China's illegal map claiming unfounded sovereignty in the South China Sea (referring to as the East Sea in Vietnamese) and made serious mistakes in labeling Vietnamese landmarks. This goes beyond a careless mistake; it speaks to a wider issue of corporate responsibility when doing business in Vietnam.

Today's Words on the Street article in The Hanoi Times is a call to action: Vietnamese consumers can no longer remain silent. We must speak out to protect our national sovereignty and send a clear message: If you do not respect Vietnam, your business is not welcome here!

Last week, Chagee - a Chinese milk tea brand - faced a huge backlash from the Vietnamese public. The controversy arose when the company brazenly displayed a map of the illegal 'nine-dash line' on its website and mobile app.

Adding fuel to the fire, a social media user shared a shocking experience: receiving a souvenir from Chagee that included a picture of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum with a completely inaccurate caption.