Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Doan Xuan Hung (Source: VNA) During an event gathering Vietnamesenationals in Berlin, Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Doan Xuan Hung hailed theVietnamese community in Germany for their contributions to the commonachievements of the nation and multi-faceted ties between Vietnam and Germany.
On the occasion, the Vietnameseembassy in Germany decided to present certificates of merit to 15 units and 12individuals in honour of their support to disaster-stricken victims in thehomeland.
Vietnamese nationals in Germanycurrently count nearly 125,000 with more than 100 associations. Last year, theyraised in excess of 300,000 EUR in support of the needy at home.
On January 25, Vietnamese Ambassadorto Laos Nguyen Ba Hung visited and conveyed New Year wishes to families of warheroes living in Laos.
The same day, a working delegationfrom the Vietnamese embassy in Algeria arrived in Hassi Messaoud, 600km to thesouth of Algiers capital city, to extend New Year wishes to the staff of the BirSeba joint venture of the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group, Algeria’s stateenergy producer Sonatrach Group and Thailand’s PTT Exploration and ProductionPublic Company Limited.
In August 2015, the venture welcomedthe first flow of oil in Bir Seba field.
It has so far drilled 16 oil wells,13 of them are being put into operation with a daily capacity of 20,000barrels.
By 2020, it strives to raise thetotal output to 40,000 barrels per day.-VNA
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