Weekend News Roundup: Tropical Storm Talas Batters Central Vietnam

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• Tropical storm Talas bearing down on central Vietnam [VnExpress]

• Soc Trang-Con Dao speedboat route launched [Tuoi Tre]

• Malaysian police rescue 19 Vietnamese women from forced prostitution [VnExpress]

• Athletes struggle as Vietnam removes diving from national sports event [Tuoi Tre]

• Vietnam eases reliance on Chinese products, but imports more from South Korea [VietnamNet]

• BPhone 2 to hit shelves at giant distribution chain [VietnamNet]

• Hanoi Red River tour fails to attract tourists [DTI]

• Women pay hundreds of million for fake wedding services [DTI]

• Vietnam to launch nearly 40 IPOs of state companies in 2H2017 [Deal Street Asia]

• Iran, Vietnam keen to boost agricultural cooperation [Xinhua]

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