Hiring ASEAN workers is a win-win

Le Thi Haong said she was happy working and living in the city of Dongxing, bordering Vietnam.

The 35-year-old employee of Yicheng Foods Development Co Ltd now earns nearly$580 a month, compared to the less than $290 her counterparts are earning in her hometown, about 400 kilometers away in Vietnam.

"The working and living environments are good and the Chinese colleagues are very nice," said Le, who has been with the company for more than 3 years. "And I can leave the company for home at any time when I want to."