Asia's Got Talent still on air despite not being licensed

On the evening of March 23, episode 4 of Asia's Got Talent 2015 aired on Vietnam Television (VTV). This game show is among the programs that will not be considered for a certificate of registration for association, according to the official dispatch sent to VTV by the Department of Radio, Television and Electronic Information on March 18.

But since then, Asia's Got Talent has continued to be shown to domestic audiences on two VTV channels according to the previous schedule. Currently, neither the Department nor VTV has confirmed whether the program will be stopped broadcasting or not.

Previously, the Ministry of Information and Communications also sent an official dispatch to VTV, announcing the temporary suspension of granting the Certificate of Registration for VTV's joint programs with BHD and Cat Tien Sa companies. This decision was explained as aiming to rectify and strengthen the control of the content of joint programs. According to the Ministry, a number of joint programs between VTV and media partners have continuously had many content errors, including providing false information, using offensive language and images that are not suitable to Vietnamese customs and traditions, and advertising violations...

Asia's Got Talent is a reality TV show featuring thousands of talents from 15 countries across Asia. BHD bought the copyright to produce a Vietnamese version and broadcast it in Vietnam. This version consists of 20 episodes, airing from March 15.

Kieu Anh performs on stage "Asia's Got Talent".

In the preliminary episode to win tickets to the semi-finals aired on the evening of March 23, Nguyen Kieu Anh, 20 years old, from Hanoi joined contestants from countries in the Asian region to show off her talent in front of the quartet of judges: American music producer David Foster, British singer Melanie C (former member of the Spice Girls), Indonesian singer Aggun and Vanness Wu (Ngo Kien Hao, former member of the famous F4 band).

Kieu Anh sang the folk song "Sitting on the Peach River" (a folk song of Bac Ninh) while playing the zither. This folk song was developed by musician Nguyen Xinh Xo with English lyrics, but Kieu Anh did not have the opportunity to perform it. While she was performing the Vietnamese lyrics of the folk song, the judges interrupted her performance and simultaneously pressed the button to eliminate the contestant. "You played the zither very well, but unfortunately we could not hear your voice clearly because your voice was a bit weak," commented singer Melanie C. Kieu Anh was quite surprised to be eliminated early without finishing the song.

Backstage, the Hanoi singer shared that she was not very satisfied with her poor performance. Although she has performed abroad many times, the singer admitted that she still feels nervous and anxious when standing on a big stage like Asia's Got Talent.

"When I performed this song on the Vietnamese stage, everyone liked it. But when I performed it on a foreign stage, it was a different story. The language barrier was a big obstacle because if you listen without understanding it, it would be very difficult to feel the content of the song and the singer's expression," Kieu Anh shared.

Four judges of Asia's Got Talent simultaneously eliminated contestant Kieu Anh.

Kieu Anh was born into a family with a tradition of singing Ca Tru. She was one of the impressive faces of the Vietnam's Got Talent 2013 contest and entered the top 4 finalists. Her performance of "Ngịn yac song dao" with Vietnamese and English lyrics on the Got Talent stage in Vietnam received many compliments from the judges and the audience.

According to VNE