As the Group’s staff grew, opportunities to build offices buildings were seized upon, both in Hanoi and Ho CHi Minh City.
Located in the Hanoi Old Quarter, Press Club Hanoi accommodates an upscale mixture of restaurant and a lounge bar. The club is situated across the street from the Sofitel Metropole, and just one block away from the Opera House.
Founded in 1997 by the Vietnamese Journalist Association and The AppleTree Group, Press Club Hanoi has gained its reputation as a distinguished fine dining venue, where business men, dignitaries, and travelers meet up for nice meals in a comfortable and elegant setting in the city center of Hanoi.
In the early 2000s the Group had the opportunity to acquire a dereclit building on the famed Ha Bat Trung Street, at the very center of Ho Chi Minh City District 1. After a long redevelopment, 18HBT has become the building has become one of the landmarks of the city with it most iconic Annam Gourmet Shop.