(Chinatopix via AP)HANOI - A provincial Vietnamese TV channel has dropped a Chinese drama series after several Chinese actors condemned a court's decision that denied Beijing's vast claims to the South China Sea. A woman walks past a billboard featuring an image of an island in South China Sea on display with Chinese words that read: 'South China Sea, our beautiful motherland, we won't let go an inch' in Weifang in east China's Shandong province, on July 14, 2016. Beijing has called the court ruling a farce and several Chinese celebrities have spoken up against the court's decision. Binh Thuan TV is a state-run station based in the southern province of the same name. Shanghai Bund is a Chinese television series remake of the 1980 Hong Kong television series The Bund, starring Huang Xiaoming, who voiced support for Beijing's claims.

Source: Bangkok Post July 18, 2016 09:22 UTC