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Tensai1031 Posted 13 years ago
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Please explain phrase " profits head upriver"

While trade steams ahead, Thai critics of the deal worry that unless the government steps in, local businesses will suffer as profits head upriver.

In the above sentence, I can not take into the meaning of 'profits head upriver". Please give me simple understanding. Thanks a lot.
  

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tensai1031 profits head upriver Profits flow from the local Vietnamese businesses up the Mekong River to China.

  • tensai1031 profits head upriver Profits flow from the local Vietnamese businesses up the Mekong River to China.
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tensai1031profits head upriver
Profits flow from the local Vietnamese businesses up the Mekong River to China.

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