The Dong Phuong toy factory lies in the town of Phu Ly, a two-hour drive south of the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi. But you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s in China. Chinese characters greet visitors on the giant stone sign out front. The gate faces north, and just inside there’s a pond oriented toward the northeast filled with koi fish—feng shui touches intended to bring good energy and luck. And the management is almost entirely Chinese, because the plant is owned by a company that hails from the mainland city of Zhejiang.
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