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80% of trafficked women forced into marriage, sexual exploitation: report

80% of trafficked women forced into marriage, sexual exploitation: report

Nearly all trafficking victims are taken abroad, mostly to China, and many women are forced into marriage or exploited sexually, according to a report by the Ministry of Health.
Thai women rescued from human egg trafficking ring run by Chinese gang in Georgia

Thai women rescued from human egg trafficking ring run by Chinese gang in Georgia

China warns citizens of high-paying job scams in Thailand and Myanmar, following actor Wang Xing kidnapping

China warns citizens of high-paying job scams in Thailand and Myanmar, following actor Wang Xing kidnapping

HCMC human trafficking ring for Cambodian scam companies busted

HCMC human trafficking ring for Cambodian scam companies busted

Ho Chi Minh City police have dismantled a human trafficking ring that lured victims with false job offers and sold them to criminal gangs in Cambodia, where they faced confinement, exploitation and torture.
January 7, 2025 | 03:30 pm PT
Vietnamese, Lao police bust human trafficking, forced prostitution ring

Vietnamese, Lao police bust human trafficking, forced prostitution ring

Vietnamese and Lao police have put two Chinese and four Vietnamese people under investigation for their potential involvement with a human trafficking ring that forces women into prostitution.
December 12, 2024 | 06:29 pm PT
Pregnant Philippine women arrested in Cambodia for surrogacy could be prosecuted after giving birth

Pregnant Philippine women arrested in Cambodia for surrogacy could be prosecuted after giving birth

Thirteen pregnant Philippine women accused of illegally acting as surrogate mothers in Cambodia after being recruited online may face prison terms after they give birth, a senior Interior Ministry official said Saturday.
October 13, 2024 | 08:48 pm PT
Indonesia busts baby trafficking ring on Facebook

Indonesia busts baby trafficking ring on Facebook

Indonesian police said that they have dismantled a baby trafficking ring in Depok, West Java, arresting eight individuals, including victims' relatives.
September 5, 2024 | 04:12 pm PT
155 Vietnamese arrested for human trafficking and online fraud in Laos

155 Vietnamese arrested for human trafficking and online fraud in Laos

Police in the central Ha Tinh Province have taken into custody 155 people suspected of operating or joining a ring to trick people in need of jobs to send them to Laos, where they were forced to work for online scammers.
August 7, 2024 | 11:38 pm PT
Vietnam commends US human trafficking report

Vietnam commends US human trafficking report

Vietnam has commended the U.S. for a recent official report's objective assessment of Vietnam's battle against human trafficking, and the Southeast Asian nation has requested continued cooperation on the issue.
July 4, 2024 | 07:09 am PT
Two women sold to Cambodia scam company for $300 each

Two women sold to Cambodia scam company for $300 each

A man in the southern province of Tay Ninh has been arrested for tricking two women into being sold to a fraudulent company in Cambodia for $300 per person.
June 28, 2024 | 11:57 pm PT
Southeast Asia human trafficking grows into $3-trillion global network: Interpol

Southeast Asia human trafficking grows into $3-trillion global network: Interpol

Organized crime rings who fueled an "explosion" of human trafficking and cyber scam centers during the pandemic have expanded from Southeast Asia into a global network making up to $3 trillion a year, the head of Interpol said on Wednesday.
March 28, 2024 | 06:58 pm PT
Woman wanted for trafficking five people from Myanmar to Laos

Woman wanted for trafficking five people from Myanmar to Laos

Police in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai are looking for a local woman who tricked and trafficked five people from Myanmar to Laos and sold them to an online human trafficking ring.
January 22, 2024 | 03:34 pm PT
Vietnam, UK cooperate in human trafficking prevention, control

Vietnam, UK cooperate in human trafficking prevention, control

Officials from Vietnam and the U.K. signed an agreement on cooperation in the prevention and combating of human trafficking between the two sides in Hanoi on Thursday.
January 18, 2024 | 07:15 pm PT
Alleged traffickers arrested for selling women to China

Alleged traffickers arrested for selling women to China

A ring of suspected traffickers, comprising two women and a man, were arrested for allegedly posing as marriage brokers to trick Vietnamese women into being sold into captivity in China
December 26, 2023 | 03:25 pm PT
Task force curbing traffic of newborns to China

Task force curbing traffic of newborns to China

Officials and police in a remote central Vietnamese district are working to prevent pregnant women from crossing the border and selling their newborns to Chinese buyers.
November 22, 2023 | 03:42 pm PT
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