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Artists from across the ASEAN community are invited to showcase their talent and creativity by submitting their graphic art entries to the organizing committee via email: aseangraphicarts2024@gmail.com before the deadline of August 31. The competition welcomes artworks created between 2020 and 2024, exploring a range of techniques including woodcut, metal engraving, gypsum engraving, rubber engraving, stone print, unique print, and other innovative graphic art forms. Themes for submissions should revolve around the richness of life, capturing aspects such as humanity, natural landscapes, peace, solidarity, cooperation, friendship, and contemporary issues. Participants can enter up to three pieces, each submitted as a JPG file, along with a text document providing details about the artist and their artwork. The competition offers a range of prizes, including one first prize, three second prizes, five third prizes, and seven consolation prizes, recognizing exceptional artistic tale...

An enormous sea creature, stretching nearly eight meters in length and weighing around two tonnes. Witnesses recount the blue whale’s hunting expedition, an awe-inspiring event that occurred perilously close to the shore. The Bryde’s whale, a majestic creature named after Johan Bryde, earns its place among the “great whales,” alongside the blue whale and humpback whale. Bryde, a Norwegian-descendant and owner of a South African shipping company, established the first whaling stations in South Africa during the early 20th century. The Bryde’s whale is a protected endangered marine species in Vietnam, where fishing or causing them harm is strictly prohibited. The blue whale’s appearance near Mui Ganh-Hoai Hai beach is a rare and fortunate event, with local fishermen considering it a harbinger of good luck. In August 2022, a mother and calf pair of Bryde’s whales were spotted off De Gi shore, 50km north of Quy Nhon city in Binh Dinh pro...