#Asia-Pacific region

Vietnam has been elected as vice chair of the 24-member UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee of the 2005 Convention for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions and will represent the Asia-Pacific region as part of the committee’s 16th session.

Ho Chi Minh City has been named in the third position among locations that feature the best real estate investment environment in the Asia-Pacific region, just behind Singapore and Japan’s Tokyo, according to a social survey report released on November 12.

Ho Chi Minh City is in the top five of the Asia-Pacific region for real estate investment and development prospects, with annual returns expected to be up to 25%, according to a new report.