A South Korean official has been expelled from his party after suggesting that the country should "import young women" from Vietnam or Sri Lanka to help increase its birth rate.
Kim Hee-soo, the head of Jindo County in the south of the country, made the remark during a televised town hall last week, saying the women could be married off to "young men in rural areas". The comments stirred a row and led to a diplomatic protest from Vietnam.
