HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The number of international adoptions has plummeted to its lowest point in 15 years, a steep decline attributed largely to crackdowns against baby-selling, a sputtering world ...

FILE - Anna Singer, a Swedish expert leading the country's investigation into its international adoption practices, speaks during an interview in Seoul, South Korea, March 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Ahn ...

HANOI, Vietnam -- The number of international adoptions has fallen to its lowest point in 15 years, a steep decline attributed largely to crackdowns against baby-selling, a sputtering world economy ...

South Korea has been winding down the practice of international adoption, but the practice continues there and around the world, even if at a much slower pace than in previous decades. But even if it ...

Imagine building your family across continents—a child in one country, parents in another, all hoping to create a new future together. It sounds like the stuff of movies, but for thousands, this story ...

A Swedish commission recommended Monday that international adoptions be stopped after an investigation found a series of abuses and fraud dating back decades. Sweden is the latest country to examine ...

Baby-selling concerns in Vietnam leave many Americans hoping to adopt in limbo. HANOI, Vietnam May 15, 2008— -- Limbo looks like this: a tidy one-room apartment decorated with baby toys and just ...

Essential Legal Protections for Surrogacy and Adoption RENO, NV / ACCESS Newswire / November 4, 2025 / Assurrogacyandadoptioncontinue to be significant options for individuals starting a family, there ...

The Chinese government plans to mostly end its international adoption program — a devastating blow for hundreds of families from the U.S. and around the world who had been hoping to adopt from the ...

President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a bill banning Americans from adopting Russian children. U.S. adoptions from Russia had already been on... International Adoptions On Downward Trend AUDIE ...

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish commission recommended Monday that international adoptions be stopped after an investigation found a series of abuses and fraud dating back decades. Sweden is the latest ...