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Malaysians buying Vietnamese brides in coffee shops, report says (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Malaysian men are acquiring Vietnamese brides for up to 30,000 ringgit (8,427 dollars) from agents who parade young, attractive girls in rural coffee shops, a newspaper said.

Vietnamese "brides" parade for lonely Malaysians (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Lonely Malaysian men used to travel to Vietnam to shop for "mail order" brides. Now, to the disgust of women's groups, the brides come to them.

Couples cry foul over fake certs (The Star Online) - KUALA LUMPUR: Some grooms of Vietnamese brides are claiming that their marriage certificates are fakes, thus making it difficult for them to apply for birth certificates for their children.

Here come the BRIDES (The Downers Grove Sun) - Wedding bells were ringing Dec. 13 in Woodridge.

The marry-est month (INQ7.net) - DECEMBER, rather than June, is the month when the most number of brides walk down the aisle to say “I do.” The June bride actually originated from the old days in the West when folks would get married right after spring and their yearly bath! But nowadays, statistics will show that December is the marry-est month.

Agents say it’s legit (The Star Online) - KUALA LUMPUR: Matchmaking agents of potential Vietnamese brides are not pleased with certain quarters labelling them as conmen.

Go Inside February/March 2007 Issue of Brides Magazine with Exclusive Podcasts Beginning on December 19th (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Go inside the February/March 2007 issue of Brides with exclusive podcasts beginning on December 19th. Listen to editors talk trends, swap ideas, and dive into the entire wedding scene with the biggest issue of the year.

Malaysian men buy Vietnamese brides in coffee shops (TODAYonline) - A Malaysian man eyes a woman as he crosses a street in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysian men are acquiring Vietnamese brides for up to 30,000 ringgit (8,427 dollars) from agents who parade young, attractive girls in rural coffee shops, a newspaper has said.

Healthful gifts exciting to find, give (The Cincinnati Post) - Anticipating another holiday wrapped up in the usual melange of gifts, we asked health experts for their ideas for presents that promote good health. Their responses really went outside of the box. You'll notice their suggestions sound good all year long.

Web niche: sensible brides (San Jose Mercury News) - Howard Fox dreams of one day running an online empire. But for now he's settling for three e-commerce Web sites that cater primarily to the demanding tastes of brides-to-be.