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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Cracks Down on Human Trafficking
The Ho Chi Minh City Association of Child Protection on October 19, 2007 held a meeting with relevant agencies to discuss measures against women and children trafficking.

A Report by Save the Children Reveals Millions of Children Live as Child Slaves
On the 200th anniversary of the Slave Trade Act, a new report by Save the Children reveals millions of children are still living as child slaves.

Police Break Women Trafficking Ring in Vietnam
Police say they've broken up Vietnam's largest network responsible for trafficking women out of country.

Taiwan Men Seek Vietnamese Wives
In Taiwan, some men choose brides from the comfort of their living rooms by watching a TV show that airs photographs and biographical details of Vietnamese women looking for husbands.

Human Trafficking In Vietnam: An Update
Police in Ho Chi Minh City said that they had broken up an illegal match-making business where eight South Korean men were choosing potential “brides” from among 118 local young Vietnamese women.

Police in Vietnam Break Up Marriage Brokerage Ring
Police burst into a house in Ho Chi Minh City only 5m from a police station and found 66 young Vietnamese girls being ‘carefully’ and ‘thoroughly’ scrutinized by two South Korean suitors.

Servile Marriage Puts Women at Risk
It was one thing when Lina Maria Carmona's would-be new husband told her she would have to get a job within days of unpacking her bags from Medellin, Colombia, and hand him her paycheck.