Uganda, Nov. 25 -- Uganda has signed several cooperation deals with Vietnam as the two countries strengthen ties.

The signing of deals in four areas of technical scientific cooperation, agriculture, ICT and health, was witnessed by President Museveni and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Vietnam.

"It is, therefore, very good that you have invited us here so that we can see how we [can] work together in the four areas of technical scientific cooperation, agriculture, ICT and Health," President Museveni said yesterday.

Vietnam's economy has a big fraction of state-owned industries and has developed its paper, textile, tourism and telecommunication sectors. Uganda, which is also revamping its own state parastatals, is looking...