Vietnam's 'Billionaire Village' is part of the reason why 39 died last week

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In Vietnam’s ‘Billionaire Village’, migrant cash can buy a palace

DO THANH, Vietnam (Reuters) - Vietnam’s “Billionaire Village” doesn’t sound like a place people would want to leave, but at least three of the 39 victims found in the back of a truck in Britain last week set off from there in search of their fortunes.

A billion dong may only be around $43,000, but in the rural, northern-central Vietnamese town of Do Thanh, the money goes a long way, and even farmers live in palatial mansions, paid for with money sent back by family members working abroad.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-bodies-palaces/in-vietnams-billionaire-village-migrant-cash-can-buy-a-palace-idUSKBN1X916L