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What’s behind Vietnam’s worsening sex ratio imbalance?

By DW
01 September 2023   |   7:05 am
Vietnam finds itself alongside countries like China and India when it comes to skewed sex ratios. A traditional preference for boys, ultrasound tech and a two-child policy are all to blame.

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