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Tue 09 Sep 2008'No threat' to adoptions of Vietnamese children
THERE ARE no plans to suspend adoptions from Vietnam to the Republic, despite the indefinite suspension of adoptions from the southeast Asian country to the US because of corruption and exploitation of children, the Department of Health and Children has said.
The bilateral scheme between Vietnam and the United States was suspended after an investigation revealed instances of children being kidnapped and sold to families in the US and elsewhere.
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