More tours based on river routes will be developed in the near future to boost tourism in the southern province of Bình Dương, according to Nguyễn Thanh Phong, vice director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Magician Nguyễn Phương has broken his own world record set last year with a 10-minute-long performance in front of a high-tech 4D LED screen 16m in length.

Japan's leading boyband star-maker Johnny Kitagawa, who built an entertainment empire and broke records with his acts, has died of a stroke, his company said. He was 87.

Traditional artist Mai Tuyết Hoa and her troupe Xẩm Hà Thành have released their first album of xẩm (blind busker's singing). She has spent more than 20 years of performing and studying xẩm. Hoa is seen as one of successors of the late artisan Hà Thị Cầu.  Nguyễn Mạnh Hà interviews Hoa about preserving and developing xẩm

Last year, Việt Nam received 15.5 million international tourists, an increase of 19.9 per cent over 2017.

The northern mountain province of Lạng Sơn’s authority has recognised Đồng Đăng International Railway Station as a tourist destination.