Top news items in Ethiopia's major media outlets

The following are news highlights in Ethiopia's major media outlets on Wednesday.

-- Singapore inked bilateral tax, investment and air services agreements with Ethiopia, Mozambique and Nigeria at the Africa Singapore Business Forum.

International Enterprise Singapore also announced at the forum the establishment of its third overseas center in Africa. Scheduled to open in Nairobi, Kenya in 2017, the center will give Singapore companies access to the fast-growing East Africa region. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC)

-- An Ethiopian-Turkish deal on creating a salt manufacturing industry has come to fruition with the establishment of a 13.5-million-dollar plant covering 50,000 square meters at the remote regional state of Ethiopia. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC)

-- The Ethiopia delegation to the Rio Olympics arrived home on Tuesday.

The delegation was received by senior government officials, including Redwan Hussein, Ethiopian Minister of Youth and Sports, at Bole International Airport. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- Ethiopia's achievement in diversifying energy sources in environmental friendly manner is commendable, according to the Executive Director of United Nations Environment Program.

UNEP Executive Director Erik Solheim on Tuesday visited Adama II Wind Farm to have a closer look at the country's activities to widen energy sources. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA) Endit