Every year, when the lunar New Year (Tet) festival draws near, the Vietnam People’s Navy dispatches a special trip for reporters bringing heartwarming gifts from the mainland to Truong Sa soldiers and islanders and making reports about their life.

As Tet approaches, Vietnamese people throughout the country return home for family reunions. Meanwhile, officers and soldiers at islands of Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago have been on duty during this traditional Lunar New Year. The naval forces of the Vietnam People's Navy often carry out annual visits and offer Tet gifts to officers and soldiers on duty.

A delegation of military officers and soldiers departed for the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago on December 25, bringing essential goods for the Lunar New Year (Tet) to islanders