Vietnam responds to U.S. criticism, bans adoptions by U.S. couples
Posted in Asia on Apr 29th, 2008
According to this Washington Post article, Vietnam will not accept applications for the adoption of Vietnamese children by U.S. citizens after July 1. This is in reaction to a report by U.S. embassy that alleged
pervasive corruption and baby-selling in Vietnam’s adoption system.
A surge in the percentage of babies declared “abandoned” raised a red flag [...]