Chinese hot pot restaurant chain Haidilao plans to open two new outlets in America and two in Singapore in 2012.

Coca-Cola has announced plans to invest USD4 billion in China over the next three years to further expand the Chinese market.

U.S.-based clothing retailer Gap Inc. announced the debut of its first four wholly-owned Gap stores in China.

Logistics company DHL announced the launch of a new direct less-than-container load services from Seattle to Singapore serving as a gateway to 16 destinations in South Asia.

The jeans brand Levi's has announced plans to launch a new global brand in China and other selected Asian markets in the autumn of 2010 and this is reportedly the first time that the brand is to be launched in markets outside America.

According to reports in the Financial Times, Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, plans to launch e-commerce businesses in China and Japan, and it is currently establishing the technology platform.