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Court sentences seven in child trafficking case linked to US adoptions

A court in HCM City has sentenced a Vietnamese-American man to 11 years in prison after uncovering a scheme in which he obtained 3 children through social media adoption groups and planned to take them to the United States using falsified documents.

Vietnam proposes sweeping changes to adoption law

Vietnam’s Ministry of Justice has proposed significant revisions to the Law on Adoption, including new age-gap requirements and stronger safeguards against child trafficking.

New child adoption regulations to see assessments every six months

The People's Committee at the commune level will conduct a review every six months to assess whether children without any obvious family can be considered for adoption.