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βIf I could bring the sun to Faeroe Islands, everyone would be happy.β
The windswept Faroe Islands have a shortage of women. Consequently, some islanders have been finding wives from far away, in South East Asia.
Chuen and Karsten Jensen have been married for just over a year. They explain what brought them together.
Producer: John Murphy
(Photo Chuen and Karsten in their home in Torshavn, the capital of the Faeroe Islands)
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