(VOVworld) - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has approved the Voice of Vietnam (VOV)’s proposal on launching a 24/7 English language channel.

VOV President Nguyen Dang Tien spoke at a meeting on VOV's orientation and tasks in 2015

He appointed the Ministry of Information and Communication to license the station’s new program in accordance with current regulations. The new channel is scheduled to go on-air by the third quarter this year. VOV’s National External Information Channel (VOV5) is currently broadcasting in Vietnamese and 11 foreign languages: English, French, Russian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, German, Lao, Thai, Cambodian, and Indonesian.