Another adoption from Vietnam

Danish childless couples can once again adopt a child from Vietnam. Denmark and Vietnam have signed a binding agreement on adoption after the Vietnamese authorities tightened up their adoption law last year due to a number of corruption cases.

Danish childless couples can once again adopt a child from Vietnam. Denmark and Vietnam have signed a binding agreement on adoption.

The Vietnamese authorities tightened their adoption laws last summer. It happened after a series of corruption cases involving children who were bought by poor parents and sold on to France, among others, for a large profit outside the official channels.

Over the past five years, the police have uncovered several criminal networks that have traded with up to 200 Vietnamese children.

As the first country, Denmark has entered into an agreement that ensures that all procedures and rules are complied with and that there are permissions from all relevant parties prior to an adoption, says head of office Michael Jørgensen from the Directorate of Civil Justice.