KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 24 -- Fleeing China's exhausting "996" work culture - 9 am to 9 pm, six days a week - more Chinese nationals are moving to Malaysia under the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) schene.
Shanghai-born Lauren Dai, an online advertising executive, relocated to Kuala Lumpur in 2019 after years in Shanghai and Hong Kong.
"In China, there's no such thing as the end of the work day. WeChat blurs the lines between private and work life.
"But in Malaysia, WhatsApp doesn't invade my personal life. E-mail is the preferred method of work communication" she told The Straits Times.
Dai now runs an advertising consultancy from Kuala Lumpur while coordinating with a Shanghai team, and where she enjoys Malaysia's affordability and relaxed ...