Posted in Ethics on Jan 12th, 2011 No Comments »
As posted on the MOJ website: Law on Child Adoption No. 52/2010/QH12 was just passed by the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on 17 June. This Law takes effect on 1 January 2011 and replaces the existing regulations on child adoption. The new Law provides for three (3) principles of handling child [...]
Posted in Ethics, Hague, In The News on Dec 31st, 2010 5 Comments »
It was recently reported that Vietnam adopted the Hague Convention and that the country plans to put new adoption laws in place in January of 2011. While this is a positive step, the editors at VVAI would like to caution prospective adoptive parents (PAPs) about beginning new adoptions from Vietnam at this time. It is [...]
Posted in Ethics on Oct 28th, 2010 1 Comment »
From Motherland-Heritage.com: Lê Thanh Trang, born on November 20, 1995, was kidnaped on July 17, 1998 at 6 p.m at her home in Thanh Hoa Province while she was playing in the yard. The mother was cooking dinner and the father was working in Saigon. The birthparent of Mr. Le Khac Dau, born in 1956 [...]
Posted in Ethics, In The News on Oct 28th, 2010 No Comments »
From Viet Nam News: National Assembly deputies stressed the need for a comprehensive law to combat trafficking, but said the current draft was not detailed enough and would be unfeasible. “It is impossible to bring the current draft law to life as it will cause a conflict with other legal documents,” deputy Chu Son Ha [...]
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