China Focus: China`s border region expedites reform to build a financial gateway for ASEAN
(WorldNews China)

NANNING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Pham Thi Nguyet Hoa, a vendor living in Vietnam`s Mong Cai, comes to Dongxing, a southern Chinese port city, to sell Vietnam fruits every day. When night falls, she often ends up with thousands of yuan in her pocket, much more than what she can earn at home. `Most of my customers are Chinese, and it is very convenient to exchange Chinese yuan to Vietnamese Dong as many banks in Dongxing have this currency exchange service,` said Pham. Tourism has been a pillar industry in the border...