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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 BBC Vietnamese has been looking into this profitable and controversial business. Plus, Ikechukwu Kalu from BBC 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 202402:32GMT
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