Runaway Laotian bride flees groom days after arranged marriage

The Laotian bride, pictured with her husband, fled only a few days after their arranged marriage. Photo: Handout.

BEIJING: A Chinese man’s new young bride from Laos ran off only a few days after their arranged marriage.

The 28-year old man, surnamed Duan, from Xianyang, Shaanxi province, had borrowed 110,000 yuan (HK$124,000) to pay for the marriage with the woman from the nation across China’s southern border, the Chinese Business View newspaper reported.