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Vietnam's matchmakers
Thuong Le has been looking into matchmaking agencies helping Vietnamese women find a foreign husband.
According to the UN, from 2008-2018 over 18,000 Vietnamese citizens a year married foreigners. The vast majority of them are women, and many find their foreign husbands through special matchmaking agencies. Thuong Le from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Vietnamese has been looking into this profitable and controversial business. Plus, Ikechukwu Kalu from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Igbo explains the relevance of the New Yam Festival in Nigeria and around the world.
Produced by Caroline Ferguson, Hannah Dean and Alice Gioia.
(Photo: Faranak Amidi. Credit: Tricia Yourkevich.)
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Mon 12 Aug 2024
02:32GMT
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service Europe and the Middle East
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