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HCMC remains top outsourcing services destination By Hong Phuc - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC - The global financial crisis is a driving force to develop outsourcing services and HCMC is considered a top outsourcing destination among 31 cities around the world, the KPMG, a world leading auditing and advisory firm, said in its business process outsourcing report. Tommy Woo, vice director of KPMG's consultation department, said that HCMC has improved its infrastructure, especially telecommunications, electronics and traffic. "The city itself is a potential human resource with 60% of its population under 35," Woo explained. HCMC has an increasingly large software manufacturing sector with an eye toward modern infrastructure and information and communication development, according to KPMG's senior official who also said that another advantage of the city is competitive production costs. Edge Zarrella, general director of KPMG's consultation department, reaffirmed that new cities are … [Read more...] about HCMC remains top outsourcing services destination

By Dinh Dung - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC - Hong Kong-based carrier Cathay Pacific Airways will begin flying to Milan, Italy and plans to launch another route to Russian capital Moscow via Hong Kong on July 13, offering more choices for Vietnamese travelers. The carrier will use Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to serve the two new routes, flying to Milan four times per week and to Moscow three times. Customers can fly to Milan or Moscow through Cathay Pacific in HCMC or Dragonair, a member of Cathay Pacific, in Hanoi. Tickets cost US$760 each for HCMC-Milan and US$951 each for Hanoi-Milan routes, exclusive of tax. Currently, Cathay Pacific serves 14 flights and seven code-share flights weekly with Vietnam Airlines from HCMC. Dragonair serves seven flights and seven code-share flights with the national airline from Hanoi to Hong Kong. According to Cathay Pacific Airways, the spread of H1N1 influenza last year had a significant impact on its business performance. However, it earned … [Read more...] about Cathay Pacific opens new route to European destination