{
  "id": 27223,
  "title": "Owner of Singapore-based Vietnamese matchmaking agency retires after 3 decades, sells business for $76,000",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/owner-of-singapore-based-vietnamese-matchmaking-agency-retires-after",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-07-31T10:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "VnExpress Business",
    "slug": "vnexpress-business",
    "url": "https://e.vnexpress.net/news/business/companies/owner-of-singapore-based-vietnamese-matchmaking-agency-retires-after-3-decades-sells-business-for-76-000-5103284.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "<mark lin>, a 64-year-old Singapore-based businessman, has announced his retirement and the sale of his Vietnamese matchmaking agency, True Love Vietnam Bride Matchmaker. The agency, which operates from Singapore's Orchard Plaza mall, has been in operation for 37 years.\n\nLin, who founded the business in Taiwan in the early 1990s, relocated it to Singapore in 2002. He attributes the business's success to his extensive network of contacts and resources across Vietnam, Singapore, the United States, and Taiwan.\n\nIn a TikTok video, Lin expressed his decision to retire due to his age, and stated his intentions to sell the business. He plans to stay involved for up to a year post-sale to assist with the handover process.\n\nLin's agency has faced legal challenges from clients, which he successfully resolved. According to a 2023 report by the South China Morning Post, the clientele has shifted over the years, with men aged 35-45 constituting 60-70% of his clients, compared to a larger proportion of clients aged 50 and above in earlier years.",
  "summary": "The owner of a Singapore-based matchmaking agency linking Singaporean men with Vietnamese women is selling the business for S$99,000 (US$76,700) as he plans to retire after more than 30 years.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}