Model and actress Angela Phuong Trinh, 18, may be fined for wearing a skimpy costume while performing a sexy pole dance at a bar in Hanoi, one official said.

Nguyen Dang Chuong, Director of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Art Performing Department made the statement following the artist’s performance on August 22 in the capital city which stirred up public criticism.

“Artists who wear revealing costumes or disguise themselves as singers at bars will be fined in accordance with  government Decree 75. After being fined, those who fail to correct their mistakes will be banned from performing,” Chuong said.

Despite possessing a simple singing voice, Phuong Trinh has recently stirred up public concerns by uploading sexy pole dancing videos on the Internet.

“We’ve assigned the departments of culture, sports and tourism to oversee art performances in locations under their jurisdiction.” he noted.

To Van Dong, Director of Hanoi municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said that they are working with the owner of the bar where Phuong Trinh performed recently before making a final decision about punishment for the bar.

“Phuong Trinh’s sexy pole dance is not suitable for Vietnamese traditional culture,” Do commented.

According to him, after being informed that Phuong Trinh would perform at another bar in the capital on August 24, they assigned some police to cover the performance, but the bar cancelled the show at the last minute.

He added that since Phuong Trinh lives in HCM City, they would ask the HCM City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to decide the fine.

After facing serious public criticism, Phuong Trinh said, “I find nothing wrong with my costume. It’s really nice and sexy and quite suitable for an art performance. I don’t think it’s skimpy.”

Phuong Trinh became famous as an actress and model when she was a little girl. She only started to sing recently.

Recently, public concerns have been raised after they discovered that Phuong Trinh dropped-out of school when she was a ninth-grade student.

She was also criticised for claiming the luxury houses and cars of others as her own in order to gain popularity.