Vietnam is one of the friendliest countries in the world for expatriates to live and work in, according to a survey released recently by HSBC International.

According to the survey, conducted by FreshMinds, Asia is the most friendly region with Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Malaysia topping the list.

The survey also showed that Asia is a region where people find it easy to make friends, especially with local people.

Many expatriates said that they feel lucky to have been sent to Vietnam to work.

The other most friendly countries include Bahrain, South Africa, Singapore, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates and Australia.

This is HSBC’s second survey on the topic and it questioned more than 3,100 expatriates from 30 different careers in 50 countries and territories in the world.

Last year, Germany , Canada and Spain topped the list./.