According to Sveriges Radio, a child from Vietnam is adopted by Swedish parents about once a week on average.
However, the government has decided not to extend its current agreement with Vietnam, which runs out in the autumn of 2009.
The decision, to be announced on Thursday, comes following reports which raise troubling questions about Vietnam’s adoption practices.
An investigation by the Swedish government revealed that biological parents in Vietnam are not always aware that their children have been put up for adoption. There are also reports that money has been paid in exchange for children to be adopted.
~”Sweden to stop adoptions from Vietnam“, David Landes, The Local
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Hi,
it was the american investigation and report that made the swedish government decide to stop adoptions from Vietnam (they didnt do any further investigation themselves). The decision has upset many in Sweden, as the swedish adoptions agencies did not get any critic for their adoptions – in other provinces than the american report reffered to.
Swedish officials say that Vietnam has to sign the Hague convention before any more adoptions take place and that Vietnam has promised to do so later this year.