General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and State President To Lam on June 30 sent a message of congratulations to President of the Prosperity Party and Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed Ali on the party's victory in Ethiopia's seventh general election.
On April 17 morning, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife invited his Ethiopian counterpart Abiy Ahmed Ali and his spouse to enjoy typical dishes of Hanoi and Vietnam, while also introducing them to Vietnam's culinary culture.
The Ethiopian PM and his spouse, who are on an official visit to Vietnam, were introduced to Tran Quoc, a nearly 1,500-year-old pagoda considered the oldest in Hanoi and also the centre of Buddhism in the capital during the Ly and Tran dynasties.
To facilitate economic ties, the two sides agreed to negotiate basic agreements and deals, particularly a free trade agreement, an agreement on investment facilitation and protection, a double taxation avoidance agreement, and a cooperation deal on cybersecurity and high-tech crime combat.
The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.