Ha Tay

"The wife of an orphanage director (herself an employee of the orphanage) was named as the leader of an infant trafficking ring in Ha Tay province."

Baby Buying: Selling Infants to China Sparks Outrage; Some Tactics Similar to Those Uncovered in American Adoptions

Over the past week, major Vietnamese media outlets have highlighted the cases of four individuals arrested for smuggling newborn infants to China… One was an investigative report on a local baby-selling ring in Ha Tay province… citing the collusion of orphanage officials, local officials, medical staff, and possibly high-level officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The wife of an orphanage director (herself an employee of the orphanage) was named as the leader of an infant trafficking ring in Ha Tay province…

Andrew Swift is an editorial researcher at Foreign Policy.

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