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From The Sun Daily:
A baby-for-sale racket that is said to have sold dozens of newborn babies of single mothers over the past five years was crippled by police in an operation in Klang over the past two weeks.
The single mothers were Indonesians, Filipinos and Vietnamese, who were either legal or illegal workers here. There were [...]
From the Department of State:
Nearly all cases for which an official referral was issued before September 1, 2008, have now been processed to completion. The U.S. Embassy in Hanoi and Vietnamese officials are assisting families whose cases are still pending. Questions about these cases may be sent to hanoiadoptions@state.gov.
At this time, adoption service providers and [...]
From the Department of State Office of Children’s Issues:
June 2009
U.S. citizens cannot register a new adoption in Vietnam at this time. The Government of Vietnam has stated its intention to introduce new adoption legislation and to institute reforms in the adoption process, and has indicated that the anticipated new legislation and implementing regulations may take [...]
From the Office of Children’s Issues:
U.S. citizens are not able to register a new adoption in Vietnam at this time. The Government of Vietnam has stated its intention to introduce new adoption legislation and to institute reforms in the adoption process, and has indicated that the anticipated new legislation and implementing regulations may take effect in [...]