Rhythm of the East Sea TUOI TRE   Âm vang Hoàng Sa (Resounding Hoang Sa). Artisan Nguyen Chi Tin plays a wind instrument made of a snail shell at a ceremony annually held in Quang Ngai province’s Ly Son District to pay tribute to Vietnamese soldiers who sacrificed themselves to protect national sovereignty over Hoang Sa. The sound produced by the instrument retraces the strong fighting spirit of Vietnamese soldiers in the past who protected Hoang Sa archipelago by the order of kings “Rhythm of the East Sea” is the theme of a photography contest initiated by Tuoi Tre Newspaper to feature stories and daily life of people living along country-wide costal areas of the East Sea, particularly soldiers in Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos. Since being launched from October, 2012, the contest has attracted more than 1,600 photo entries shot by both amateur and professional photographers across the nation. “Many photographic works reach high levels of photo journalism,” said Vu Khanh, chairman of Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists and the contest’s chief judge.

Đôi vai cha (Shoulders of a father). Members of a family including a little girl in Phu Vang district in the central province of Thua Thien Hue join hands to adjust a fishing ship’s position before putting it overboard.