More traditional goods are usually on sale in Malaysia (Photo BBC)Wednesday, 10 May 2006
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All actions relating to illegal marriage
intermediation must be strictly banned
Vietnamese foreign ministry spokesman
Vietnam has lodged an official protest with Malaysia after a Vietnamese woman was reportedly sold at a market in a Malaysian town, reports say.
The Vietnamese ambassador in Malaysia has requested Malaysia's help in identifying the woman, said to be 21.
Malaysian media reported that a 60-year-old man paid some $5,000 (£2,700) for her, possibly as a bride.
Reports said she had run out of money in Malaysia and offered herself for sale as a means of raising some cash.
Ha Thi Khiet, chair of Vietnam's women's union, has also written to her Malaysian counterpart describing the reports as "offensive towards women's honour and dignity".
Lengthy auction
According to a report in Malaysia's Guang Ming newspaper, a Chinese-language publication, the woman offered herself for sale at a market in the village of Gombak, near the capital, Kuala Lumpur.
She was accompanied by a 40-year-old man who offered her for sale, the AFP news agency reported.
She was eventually sold after a four-hour auction.
There was no confirmation whether the woman was sold as a bride, but a spokesman for Vietnam's foreign ministry insisted that Vietnamese women were not allowed to marry foreigners against their will.
"Marriage must be made on the basis of voluntariness and adherence to Vietnamese law and the resident country's law," Le Dung said.
"All actions relating to illegal marriage intermediation must be strictly banned."
South Korea recently apologised to Vietnam after a newspaper ran a Seoul picture of Vietnamese women lining up for a prospective Korean husband.
The Vietnamese ambassador in Malaysia has requested Malaysia's help in identifying the woman, said to be 21.
Malaysian media reported that a 60-year-old man paid some $5,000 (£2,700) for her, possibly as a bride.
Reports said she had run out of money in Malaysia and offered herself for sale as a means of raising some cash.
Ha Thi Khiet, chair of Vietnam's women's union, has also written to her Malaysian counterpart describing the reports as "offensive towards women's honour and dignity".
Lengthy auction
According to a report in Malaysia's Guang Ming newspaper, a Chinese-language publication, the woman offered herself for sale at a market in the village of Gombak, near the capital, Kuala Lumpur.
She was accompanied by a 40-year-old man who offered her for sale, the AFP news agency reported.
She was eventually sold after a four-hour auction.
There was no confirmation whether the woman was sold as a bride, but a spokesman for Vietnam's foreign ministry insisted that Vietnamese women were not allowed to marry foreigners against their will.
"Marriage must be made on the basis of voluntariness and adherence to Vietnamese law and the resident country's law," Le Dung said.
"All actions relating to illegal marriage intermediation must be strictly banned."
South Korea recently apologised to Vietnam after a newspaper ran a Seoul picture of Vietnamese women lining up for a prospective Korean husband.
1 comment:
If you realy want to help your own kind women? Viet Name Yeark Minh, go to your popet Hun Sen's Country.
A lot of Viet Namese girls are sold, rented, leased, and more there. One litle vilage call Svay Paek has mor than 1000 Viet Namese girls under 20 for sale and others.
And the boss there is Hok Landy, I think is one of your officer (Viet KGB).
Are you sure you Viet Gorvernment want to help your people or you make profit from them too? We know Sok Kong, Hok Landy, Viet Kim Hong, Hor Vietname Hong are all your agents.
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