In pictures: #Vietnam this week

Instagram account dinhvietphoto captured a striking moment of perfect shadows of children rolling tyres down a sand dune in the south central province of Ninh Thuan.

A dog takes a ride on a Saigon street. Photo snatched by istewart12

Two grandchildren stand ready to help their grandma at the Sa Phin Market, Dong Van District, Ha Giang Province in the northern highlands. Photo taken by ori.vidra on Instagram.

Intertwined branches of two trees on the banks of Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem (Sword) Lake frame a peaceful moment on a usually bustling place. Photo by Instagram account nguyenquang_tung. 

A man reads the news on a boat docked on a canal in Saigon. He and his family travel back and forth on the boat, which they call home, between the Mekong Delta and Saigon to sell agricultural produce. Photo courtesy of Instagram account ledang90

Two young boys in a Hanoi alley. Photo courtesy of Instagram account iamthaivuong

It’s a play of black and yellow as a yellow scooter on a black road approaches a small yellow-black road bump on a street in Saigon. Image captured by kmonnguyen

A man plays the guitar on Nguyen Hue Street in downtown Saigon. Photo taken by khoicuucon

Incense burns in one hand and a cigarette glows in another as amateur artists get ready for a performance at the Chi Hoa Pagoda in Saigon. Photo taken by ngochuan

A Top Shot photo selected by natgeoyourshot on Instagram taken by Trung Pham on Nam Phuong Lake, Bao Loc Town in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong. "At this time of the year, from March to April, rose trumpet flowers are blooming all around the lake," Pham notes.