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While you were busy this weekend checking out the Indochina Project and waiting for the SuperMoon to appear, you may have missed this weekend’s news:

- Simple truth: Vietnam just not ‘serious about tourism’ [Thanh Nien]

- Quang Liem – the “richest” athlete in Vietnam [VietnamNet Bridge]

- U.S., Vietnam still far apart on clothing in trade talks [Reuters]

- Wartime bomb found in Vietnam national park [Thanh Nien]

- On gay marriage, could Vietnam beat U.S.? [USA Today]

- Bogus travel agencies mushroom in city [Tuoi Tre]

- Dumped food waste threatens environment, human health [VietnamNet Bridge]

- Vietnam’s Chief of Defense Makes First Visit to Pentagon [Bloomberg]

- Vietnam’s four cities are the most popular destinations in Asia [VietnamNet Bridge]

- Japanese technology makes Vietnam's farm produce fresher [People's Daily Online]

[Photo via HCMC MEGA City Project]

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