Cats in Iraq's southern city of Basra are purring with delight as the country's first feline hotel opens for guests.

More than 100,000 visitors are expected in Windsor, west of London, for the wedding of Prince Harry and US actress Meghan Markle on May 19, police said on Thursday.

The Điện Hải Citadel in the central city was officially recognised as a National Special Relic, under the Prime Minister’s decision signed last year, marking the 160th anniversary of the victory in fighting against French-Spanish coalition forces in 1858-60.

The central province of Bình Thuận plans to develop Mũi Né, a popular beach area in the coastal city of Phan Thiết, into a national tourism site by 2030, speakers at a conference in the province said on Tuesday (March 27).

The Việt Nam International Travel Mart 2018 (VITM) began yesterday in Hà Nội, drawing tourism, cuisine and culture lovers.

A play about money and love adapted from Honoré de Balzac’s novel Eugénie Grandet by director Việt Linh will be staged in HCM City tomorrow (March 30).

A reconstruction, made from date syrup cans, of an ancient Iraqi statue destroyed by Islamic State jihadists was unveiled in London's Trafalgar Square on Wednesday.

Việt Nam increased its number of libraries in communes to 3,257 last year, a growth of 20 per cent compared to 2016, according to a forum on the country’s library system held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Library Department in HCM City on Wednesday.

Ticket prices for the 2018 Đà Nẵng International Fireworks Festival will range from VNĐ300,000 ($13.3) to VNĐ2 million ($88.5) for each night’s performance on the Hàn River banks between April 30 and June 30.