Over the last decade or so, the trend towards "exporting" Taiwanese husbands and "importing" Vietnamese brides rose up then receded from our shores like a passing wave. From fewer than 1,500 in 1995, the numbers shot up over 10,000 per year in the 2000-2004 period, then plummeted to between 3,000 and 4,000 in 2005-2006 (see graph).
從 1995 年不到 1,500 對，到 2000～2004 年連續 5 年突破一萬對，再陡降到近年的 3 千多對（見表），不論是台郎「輸出」越南，或是越娘遠嫁台灣，台越聯姻潮彷彿一波大浪，逐漸趨緩。