A kumquat trees is transported onto a ship for people and soldiers on southwest islands. (Photo: VOV)

The delegation, including more than 200 representatives from several southern provinces, media agencies, mass organizations, and businesses, will visit islands in An Giang and Ca Mau provinces, including Phu Quoc and Tho Chu.

"We are truly happy, honored, and proud to welcome delegations who came to extend Tết greetings. Receiving peach blossom branches from the North makes us feel as though we are celebrating the Lunar New Year at home," Lieutenant Nguyen Van Duy from Brigade 127 said.