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Update: Arrests for sale of babies in Vietnam

Posted in Asia, South America on May 7th, 2008

Six Vietnamese have been arrested by Chinese authorities for allegedly taking part in a baby-selling ring. Time reports the arrests here. As I blogged about several days ago, Vietnam has stopped permitting U.S. couples to adopt Vietnamese babies, after a U.S. embassy report alleged that its adoption system was rife with corruption and [...]

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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 [...]

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