As Tet (Lunar New Year) festival is around the corner, officials and soldiers on Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago are rushing to prepare for the holiday.


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Sailors protect the sacred sovereignty of the homeland’s seas and islands 

Sailors protect the sacred sovereignty of the homeland’s seas and islands 



Flowers of all kinds are in full swing in Truong Sa 



Pigs are slaughtered to make banh chung (square glutinous rice cake) and gio (lean pork) 



Bang vuong (Square-fruit Malabar Almond) are well-decorated for Tet, instead of peach blossom 



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