Too many boys skew Vietnam's sex ratio

HANOI: Officials in Vietnam have warned that too many boys are being born and said the country should learn a lesson from its Asian neighbors, state media reported yesterday.

Vietnam produces 112 boys for every 100 girls, a gender imbalance that will leave about 3 million men with difficulty finding wives by 2030 if it continues, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan told an online conference of officials, according to Vietnam News Agency.

He said Vietnam could learn big lessons about gender imbalance from China, Japan and South Korea, and asked people's committees to raise awareness through the mass media.