S. Korea govt responsible for international adoption fraud: inquiry

"It was determined that the state neglected its duty ... resulting in the violation of the human rights of adoptees protected by the constitution and international agreements during the process of sending a lot of children abroad," South Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission said in a statement. The country -- now Asia's fourth biggest economy and a global culture powerhouse -- remains one of the biggest ever exporters of babies in the world, having sent more than 140,000 children overseas between 1955 and 1999.