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Vietnamese woman trafficked to China returns after 22 years

Vietnamese woman trafficked to China returns after 22 years

Traveling back from work one day, Bau was hypnotized by a strange woman and trafficked to China where a young man bought her as his wife. Fast forward 22 years, and Bau has returned home for the first time with her husband Yang Jianfeng.
Trafficking risk rises as villagers flee India's worst drought in decades

Trafficking risk rises as villagers flee India's worst drought in decades

The worst drought in decades across several states in India is forcing tens of thousands of people to migrate from rural areas in search of water, food and jobs, increasing the risk that they may be trafficked or exploited, activists said.
April 26, 2016 | 07:48 pm PT
INTERVIEW-Former Cambodian child beggar triumphs over trafficked past to help others

INTERVIEW-Former Cambodian child beggar triumphs over trafficked past to help others

When Longdy Chhap was five, polio consumed his body, leaving him confined to a wheelchair and rolling around to play outside in his village near the seedy Cambodian border town of Poipet.
May 5, 2016 | 06:11 pm PT
Police seize 4 frozen tiger cubs, arrest one

Police seize 4 frozen tiger cubs, arrest one

Police in the northern Nam Dinh province have arrested a man while he was delivering four frozen tiger cubs to a buyer for a price of VND8 million ($359).
May 10, 2016 | 06:44 pm PT
Saigon to reward informants for reporting illegal activities

Saigon to reward informants for reporting illegal activities

Members of the public may be awarded up to VND5 million (250USD) for informing police about illegal activities such as prostitution and human trafficking, according to authorities in District 12.
May 18, 2016 | 02:35 am PT
Trafficking of Vietnamese women for sex and marriage expands across region: expert

Trafficking of Vietnamese women for sex and marriage expands across region: expert

The trafficking of women to China for sex work or forced marriage is expanding across Vietnam, an expert said, predicting that more Vietnamese women will be trafficked across Southeast Asia as the region moves towards freer trade.
May 18, 2016 | 08:44 pm PT
Migrant crisis fuels sex trafficking of Nigerian girls to Europe

Migrant crisis fuels sex trafficking of Nigerian girls to Europe

A promising student who dreamed of going to university, Mary was 16 when a woman approached her mother at their home and offered to take the Nigerian teenager to Italy to find work.
May 31, 2016 | 05:10 pm PT
Dead tigers found in Thai temple amid trafficking fears

Dead tigers found in Thai temple amid trafficking fears

Thai wildlife authorities found 40 tiger cub carcasses in a freezer in Thailand's infamous Tiger Temple on Wednesday as they removed live animals in response to international pressure over suspected trafficking and abuse.
June 1, 2016 | 12:10 am PT
Malaysia uncovers immigration racket raising trafficking, security fears

Malaysia uncovers immigration racket raising trafficking, security fears

Authorities in Malaysia have uncovered an immigration racket involving the sabotage of a computerized passport-screening system at its main international airport, police said on Wednesday, raising worries about human-trafficking and security.
June 1, 2016 | 12:12 am PT
U.S. couple accused of enslaving two South Korean children

U.S. couple accused of enslaving two South Korean children

An indictment against a New York couple accused of treating two immigrant children living in their home like their personal slaves "read like a frightening childhood fairy tale", the defense attorney said.
June 3, 2016 | 12:24 am PT
China arrests 42 illegal Vietnamese immigrants and smugglers, busting syndicate

China arrests 42 illegal Vietnamese immigrants and smugglers, busting syndicate

In cross-border operation, Chinese police nab 31 at hideouts in Guangzhou and Shenzhen as local counterparts detain 12 after raids.
June 3, 2016 | 07:23 pm PT
From village to victim, Myanmar women fear ban on working as foreign maids puts them at risk

From village to victim, Myanmar women fear ban on working as foreign maids puts them at risk

Van Biak had only been away from her family in Leilet in northwest Myanmar for two weeks, but her mother was in tears as they embraced on the veranda.
June 6, 2016 | 02:49 am PT
19 Myanmar trafficking victims rescued in Thailand

19 Myanmar trafficking victims rescued in Thailand

Nineteen Myanmar victims have been rescued in Thailand, a rare policing success against criminal networks that dominate the region.
July 12, 2016 | 09:55 am PT
4,500 Vietnamese trafficked in last 5 years

4,500 Vietnamese trafficked in last 5 years

Criminals are also targeting men, fetuses and human organs.
July 15, 2016 | 06:37 am PT
Chinese police seize nearly 400 baby Siamese crocodiles likely trafficked from Vietnam

Chinese police seize nearly 400 baby Siamese crocodiles likely trafficked from Vietnam

The roughly 25-cm long crocodiles were about 15 days old and were likely trafficked from Vietnam, said state-owned Xinhua news agency.
August 1, 2016 | 08:56 pm PT
Three in four trafficked Vietnamese end up in China

Three in four trafficked Vietnamese end up in China

“Criminals not only target poor women and children but also men and human organs,” Nguyen Phong Hoa, Deputy Director of Police Department.
August 2, 2016 | 06:38 pm PT
Philippines warns of Japan human trafficking risk

Philippines warns of Japan human trafficking risk

The Philippines warned its citizens against illegally travelling to Japan in search of work, saying they risked being trafficked for sex or forced labor.
August 4, 2016 | 02:12 am PT
2 Vietnamese sentenced to death for trafficking 7 kilos of heroin

2 Vietnamese sentenced to death for trafficking 7 kilos of heroin

The ring was busted two years ago.
September 12, 2016 | 08:03 pm PT
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