In Thailand, the Vietnamese Embassy in Bangkok organised a talk on President Ho Chi Minh’s thoughts, morals and lifestyle and a New Year party for Vietnamese living and working in the capital city.

The Lunar New Year festival has become more significant for Vietnamese expatriates in Thailand when a Vietnamese language school was inaugurated in Khanh An Pagoda, the northeastern city of Udon Thani on January 24.

The school will offer Vietnamese language classes for Vietnamese in Udon Thani and the whole northeastern region of Thailand.

In Mongolia, on January 25, the Vietnamese Embassy organised a Tet celebration for Vietnamese living in the country. At the ceremony, Ambassador Phan Dang Duong wished the Vietnamese community a happy new year. Hailing the developing relationship between Vietnam and Mongolia, the diplomat expressed hope that overseas Vietnamese will continue serving as a bridge for further promoting the bilateral ties.

On January 26, a similar event took place in Rome, the capital city of Italy, offering a chance for Vietnamese people here to celebrate the Lunar New Year.-VNA

During an event gathering Vietnamese nationals in Berlin, Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Doan Xuan Hung hailed the Vietnamese community in Germany for their contributions to the common achievements of the nation and multi-faceted ties between Vietnam and Germany. 

On the occasion, the Vietnamese embassy in Germany decided to present certificates of merit to 15 units and 12 individuals in honour of their support to disaster-stricken victims in the homeland. 

Vietnamese nationals in Germany currently count nearly 125,000 with more than 100 associations. Last year, they raised in excess of 300,000 EUR in support of the needy at home. 

On January 25, Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung visited and conveyed New Year wishes to families of war heroes living in Laos. 

The same day, a working delegation from the Vietnamese embassy in Algeria arrived in Hassi Messaoud, 600km to the south of Algiers capital city, to extend New Year wishes to the staff of the Bir Seba joint venture of the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group, Algeria’s state energy producer Sonatrach Group and Thailand’s PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited. 

In August 2015, the venture welcomed the 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 20,000 barrels. 

By 2020, it strives to raise the total output to 40,000 barrels per day.

VNA