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Vietnam: 'Supermarket' for illegal wildlife trade
AFP, Published on 15/11/2016
» THE HAGUE - A Vietnamese village has become "a supermarket for illegal wildlife trafficking" raking in millions of dollars, a special hearing was told Monday.
Bangladesh's kidney trade booms as donors turn brokers
AFP, Published on 14/10/2015
» KALAI (BANGLADESH) - After years of crippling debt, Bangladeshi villager Rawshan Ara decided to follow in her family's footsteps -- and sell a kidney on the black market to raise cash.
All dolled up: China sex toys play for real
AFP, Published on 14/04/2015
» She lay quietly on a narrow bed, greeting potential customers with an impassive stare and a disproportionately buxom form: Meet "156", a stand-in companion for Chinese men with empty beds.
Household debt keeps Thailand Southeast Asia's sick man
AFP, Published on 11/02/2015
» Sinking in heavy repayments to loan sharks, Non says payday is nothing more than a cruel reminder of his dire finances.