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From field to factory: Vietnam's globalisation winners

Published Wed, Jan 18, 2017 · 09:50 PM

    Hai Duong, Vietnam

    NGUYEN Thi Thanh Loan grew up on a small plot of land in rural Vietnam, with just enough food to eat, few new clothes and no disposable income.

    Today she works in a Ford factory assembling cars from Chinese, Thai, American and European parts, her children drink imported milk and Coca Cola and she holidays with her family .

    VietnamGlobalisation

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