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Diageo ups spirits stakes in Vietnam with new Halico deal

By Ben Bouckley

Diageo has announced the successful closure of its public offer to acquire an addition 10.62% state in Hanoi Liquor Joint Stock Company (Halico), as it aims to work with the company in the 'rapidly growing' Vietnamese branded spirits sector.

Brighter Burmese Days: Coca-Cola plans imminent operations in Myanmar

By Ben Bouckley

The Coca-Cola Company says it is developing plans to start a local business in Myanmar as soon as the US government issues a general license allowing American companies to invest in the country, as iconic opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi visits Europe...