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³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ World Service has re-launched its bbcvietnamese.com website with a new-look, enhanced interactivity and user-generated content and other improved functions and features. 

The new, wide-format site offers Vietnamese-speaking audiences the opportunity to post their own photography and video clips as well as emails with their news stories and audio comments. 

Other new features of the revamped site include special sections covering the United Kingdom and Premier League football.

In addition to the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳'s latest international news and information in text, audio and video, users can continue to listen to the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Vietnamese radio programmes online and watch ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ video news clips.

Head of ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Vietnamese, Giang Nguyen, says: "In the previous months, bbcvietnamese.com has received up to 21 million page impressions a month, and the number of unique users has increased by more than 60% between January 2008 and January 2009. 

"The new-look website has exciting new features and design which, in addition to showcasing our best editorial content, allow us to accommodate even wider user participation. Interactivity performs especially well as users of our website welcome the opportunity to add their comments to global debates.

"That is why, as a next step, we are planning to set up message boards on bbcvietnamese.com where our users can post their views on various issues and developments.  All this will help us to further expand our audience base among Vietnamese-speakers and engage them, wherever they are, in a global conversation."

Notes to Editors

³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Vietnamese is a multimedia broadcaster, bringing together radio listeners and internet users in Vietnam and around the world and enriching their lives with impartial and informative programming.

bbcvietnamese.com offers coverage of international, East Asian and Vietnamese current affairs, culture, sport and business, plus a popular Learning English page.

The thriving Forum page regularly attracts thousands of emails in response to stories and discussions.

³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Vietnamese broadcasts at 21.30-21.45 (Vietnam Time) every day. At weekends, news bulletins are followed by in-depth interviews and features.

³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Vietnamese also broadcasts a wide range of Learning English programmes designed to improve English comprehension and speaking skills at all levels. These and other programmes are available to partner stations to rebroadcast.

³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Vietnamese is available on AM (1503 kHz) in Vietnam, on shortwave across East Asia, on FM via local partner stations in the USA and Australia, and online at bbcvietnamese.com.

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