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Grab removes Nansha District from its map on April 10. |
As previously reported by media outlets, the map of the Grab application displayed incorrect names of many islands in the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago of Vietnam from April 8 to 9. At noon on April 10, incorrect information has been corrected by Grab on both Android and iOS platforms.
Grab has since removed the Chinese and English names that violate Vietnam's sovereignty over the sea and islands on the map, including the word "Nansha District" at the location of Fiery Cross Reef and the Chinese names of Subi Reef and Chau Vien (Cuarteron) Reef. Additionally, the Vanh Khan (Mischief) Reef location no longer shows the word "Meiji Jiao of Sansha, China."
The Inspector of the Department of Information and Communications of Ho Chi Minh City has invited Grab Vietnam to address the wrong information and will take strict action if the company violates Vietnamese law. The meeting is scheduled to take place on the afternoon of April 12 at the Department of Information and Communications of HCMC.
