Japan and Canada formally agreed to launch talks on a bilateral free trade agreement expected to result in the first such pact between Tokyo and one of the Group of Eight major economies. The agreement was announced by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and his Canadian counterpart Stephen Harper in Tokyo, on Sunday. Japan and Canada, which has abundant natural resources, concluded a joint study... 

HCMC – Thien Minh Travel Joint Stock Company (Thien Minh Group), which has just acquired five hotels and resorts in Vietnam under the Victoria brand, has established a joint venture with Wotif Group to boost online bookings for its tourism properties. The two companies have established a 50:50 joint venture in the country under the name of ViVu LLC, said Robbie Cooke, CEO cum managing director... 

HCMC – Qatar Airways on Monday announced the launch of its Doha-Canada service in summer schedule and connection of this new route with the flights the five-star airline currently operates from HCMC and Hanoi. The Qatari flag carrier said on its website that its aircraft would fly non-stop between Doha and Quebec’s capital city of Montreal on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, marking its first... 

Rising beer consumption and production in Vietnam is putting fizz into the market. Roughly 2.38 billion litres of beer was consumed in 2010, an increase of 19.8 per cent compared with 2009. Domestic beer consumption in 2011 is expected to reach 2.8 billion litres, according to Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). “Vietnam is one of the largest beer markets in Asia-Pacific and of the highest growth...