Hong Kong's Swire Pacific buys Coca-Cola bottling operations in Vietnam, Cambodia

Hong Kong's Swire Pacific buys Coca-Cola bottling operations in Vietnam, Cambodia

The logo of U.S. beverage group Coca-Cola is seen at the entrance of a visitors center of Coca-Cola Schweiz GmbH in Bruettisellen, Switzerland October 11, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

Hong Kong-based conglomerate Swire Pacific Ltd said on Monday it would buy the packaging and distribution operations of Coca-Cola in Vietnam and Cambodia, marking its expansion into the southeast Asian beverages market.