Saturday, May 12, 2007

International marriages and divorces up in South Korea

International marriages -- and divorces -- surge in SKorea (AFP)

Kim Choong-Hwan(L), a 40-year-old South Korean truck driver, and his 21-year-old Vietnamese wife Ngo Ngoc Quy Hong pose under their wedding picture at their apartment in Osan, South Korea, 03 May 2007. Kim is among a growing number of South Korean bachelors or divorcees who have turned to China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Mongolia, Thailand, Russia, Uzbekistan and other foreign countries for brides.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je )AFP - Despite the unromantic occasion, Ngo Ngoc Quy Hong says it was love at first sight when she and other Vietnamese women held a group meeting with prospective husbands from South Korea 17 months ago.


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