Skilled Asian migrants choosing Asia
15/09/2011
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More skilled Asians are choosing to immigrate to other Asian countries such as Singapore and Hong Kong instead of Western nations like the United Kingdom, Australia, or Canada, says new research by a Thai university.
The study revealed that Hong Kong had the highest rate of East Asian immigration, with 2.74 million migrants, followed by Malaysia, Japan, Singapore, and Thailand.
Dr Sakkarin Niyomsilpa, a researcher at the Institute for Population and Social Research (IPSR) and Mahidol University, said prosperity in certain Asian economies is a major reason for many Asian professionals immigrating to East Asia.
He also noted that many Asian countries are relaxing their immigration requirements, in contrast to the United Kingdom and other Western countries that are making immigration rules stricter.
Thai news website, The National, reported that the number of foreign professional workers in Thailand is likely to rise rapidly due to economic growth driven by the Asian Economic Community.