Police investigating 100 missing brides

Police in China are searching for more than 100 Vietnamese women who vanished last month after marrying men for money.

According to the China Daily, the women were sold for more than $18,000 as brides to men living in villages in Hebei province. They vanished after telling their husbands they were going out to eat with fellow Vietnamese brides in the area.

The BBC reports the matchmaker who sold them also disappeared leading the men to believe they have fallen victim to a scam..

Another source reported one bride later returned claiming she "lost consciousness" after the meal and woke up in a small house far away.

According to the police report, she claimed she was told she would be going somewhere else to find another husband. Police believe an organized ring might be involved in the women's disappearance.

Buying wives from abroad has become increasingly common in some parts of China, as well as human trafficking. Security experts blame the problem on gender imbalance due to China's One Child Policy.


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