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How Sex Tourists From Japan, China and Beyond Are Stealing Lao Girls’ Future

Girls from ethnic minorities are exploited in underground compounds frequented by foreign men; poverty and cross-border marriage brokers fuel the trafficking, officials say.

Summary by South China Morning Post
Foreign men exploit underage victims lured into prostitution by poverty and false promises of legitimate work.

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How sex tourists from Japan, China and beyond are stealing Lao girls’ future

Foreign men exploit underage victims lured into prostitution by poverty and false promises of legitimate work.

·Hong Kong
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Japanese child sex tourists contributing to lost generation of girls in Laos

Multiple establishments were identified in Vientiane serving clients from China, South Korea and Japan. Read more at straitstimes.com.

·Singapore
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The Straits Times broke the news in Singapore on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
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