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Vietnam hands over Bokeo TV-radio broadcasting station to Laos

Vietnam has handed over the project of constructing the TV and Radio Broadcasting Station of Bokeo province to the Lao side.
Vietnam hands over Bokeo TV-radio broadcasting station to Laos ảnh 1The station has a total investment of 116.67 billion VND (about 5 million USD), with 113 billion VND as non-refundable aid from the Vietnamese Government (Photo: VNA)
Vientiane (VNA) – Vietnam has handed over the project of constructing the TV and Radio Broadcasting Station of Bokeo province to the Lao side.

The station, which has a total investment of 116.67 billion VND (about 5 million USD), with 113 billion VND as non-refundable aid from the Vietnamese Government, is one of the four projects implemented by the Vietnam Television in Laos.

It has full equipment of a provincial-level broadcasting station.

It was put into trial operation on October 25, 2020 and official operation on January 2021, serving audience in Bokeo and Laos as a whole.

The project also helps local journalists and technicians access modern infrastructure and equipment to enhance their working efficiency./.
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