BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Web sex clip halts Vietnam TV show

Vietnam has been hit by hurricanes, floods and a catastrophic bridge collapse of late, but the nation is abuzz with talk of just one thing - a blurry video of an illicit encounter between two teenagers.
Thuy Linh (R) was popular with children and parents


Internet forums are swamped with messages about an online sex video apparently showing 19-year-old Hoang Thuy Linh, the star of the popular TV series Vang Anh's Diaries, and her boyfriend.
"This is the most scandalous and controversial thing that has ever happened in Vietnam's virtual world," says journalist Hung Nguyen.
A couple of days after the so-called Vang Anh scandal broke, Vietnam Television (VTV) dropped the series.


A five-minute clip, filmed by mobile phone, was originally posted on YouTube by an anonymous user.
It has since been removed, but copies of it - including a 20-minute long version - are being circulated on other websites.
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