Joanna
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> Last updated: 17:48 - December 22, 2007
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> Seminar raises alarm on gender disproportion in Vietnam
> http://www.nhandan.com.vn/english/life/221207/life_s.htm
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> A trend in gender imbalance among newborns has risen in many Asian countries,
> including Vietnam, said Ian Howie, representative of the United Nations
> Population Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnam, at a seminar in Hanoi on December 20.
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> Ian Howie cited the proportion of girls to boys in newborns was 100 to 120 in
> China and India, and 100 to 110 in Vietnam.
> Dr Khuat Thu Hong from the Social Development Research Institute warned that in
> northeastern, northwestern and coastal provinces, the gender imbalance in
> newborns was much higher than usual.
> http://www.nhandan.com.vn/english/life/221207/life_s.htm
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