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Westerners are moving to Asia in droves, reports the NYT, because the job market is so much better in places like Hong Kong and Singapore.

The unemployment rate in Hong Kong is 4.5 percent, compared to the U.S.’s 9.5 (and Spain’s 19.9). In Singapore, the unemployment rate is only 2.2 percent.

“Things are just so much more dynamic here,” a PR pro who left London for Hong Kong told the NYT. “Back in London, there were fewer resources for P.R.

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