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Binh Quoi in the Binh Thanh District (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This is a Chinese Buddhist Temple in China town in Saigon. It seems way more decorated than those you see in Shanghai and reminded me quite a lot of those in Taipei. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Saigon Port with the ACX COSMOS and DUBAI WORLD ACX COSMOS IMO Number: 9104146 MMSI Number: 354724000 Callsign: 3FVD4 Length: 163 m Beam: 26 m DUBAI WORLD IMO Number: 8908521 MMSI Number: Callsign: H3AZ Length: 157 m Beam: 22 m (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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