National Broadcasting Centre inaugurated at the highest point in Vietnam

National radio broadcaster Voice of Vietnam (VOV), in coordination with the Ha Giang Provincial People's Committee, held a ceremony to inaugurate the National Broadcasting Centre at Chieu Lau Thi Mountain, Ho Thau Commune, Hoang Su Phi District, on April 21.

At the inauguration ceremony
At the inauguration ceremony

The construction of the Chieu Lau Thi National Broadcasting Centre commenced in June 2019 with a total investment of more than VND48 billion. This is thewithin the work to celebrate the upcoming election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) and all-level People's Councils for the 2021-2026 tenure.

The Centre has been broadcasting since April 20 with a broadcast radius of 13,000 square kilometres, serving more than 2.1 million people in the provinces of Ha Giang, Tuyen Quang, Lao Cai and Phu Tho.

According to VOV General Director Nguyen The Ky, VOV has now become a multi-media, multi-type, multi-language media group with eight radio channels, 16 television channels, two online newspapers and one printed newspaper, broadcasting in 13 ethnic languages ​​and 12 foreign languages.

The Chieu Lau Thi National Broadcasting Centre wasbuilt at an altitude of 2,200 m above sea level and is located at the highest elevation in the country, he said, adding that the Centre will help ethnic minorities to experience better quality radio programmes.

Speaking at the ceremony, Chairman of the Ha Giang Provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Son expressed his thanks to VOV's attention and assistance to the province in recent years.

He also affirmed that the radio has met requirements in disseminating the Party and State’s guidelines and policies to the people in the province, thus contributing to improving people’s knowledge and socio-economic development in the region.