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Business

New dynasty

Xi’an is best known for its ancient walls and Terracotta Army but it’s becoming a global business hub. Monocle visits its industrial parks, high-speed railway construction and bustling Hi-Tech Development Zone.

  • Issue #72
  • 10 min read
New dynasty
Diplomacy

Diplomacy

Meet the Philippines' new ambassador to China and find out why sport is so useful to Canadian diplomats.

  • Issue #70
  • 4 min read
Erlinda Basilio, Philippines ambassador to China, standing in front of shelves displaying decorative porcelain vases and figurines.
Politics

Asia

The Philippines rebuilds after Typhoon Haiyan, Pakistan tries to get India drinking its beer and Chinese high-speed rail branches out.

  • Issue #70
  • 4 min read
Asia
Politics

Defence

We talk to the head of the Israeli Defense Force about women, religion and recruitment and look at China and Japan's move to streamline their military decision-making.

  • Issue #70
  • 4 min read
Defence
Politics

Expo. 69: Growing apart

Kashgar may look like just another chinese boomtown but the city is riven with ethnic tensions. monocle visits a frontier where tradition is clashing with change.

  • Issue #69
  • 15 min read
Expo. 69: Growing apart
Business

Business

Chopper charters in the frozen north, making cookies for China and radar technology in Canada.

  • Issue #68
  • 8 min read
Business
Affairs

Asia

The airline setting up in China's second cities, Seoul's push for greener transport and Japan's tourism drive.

  • Issue #66
  • 4 min read
Aerial view of Seoul street with heavy traffic, pedestrian crossings, and a mountain in the background.
Affairs

Asia

What to do with an ugly building project in Tokyo? Cover it with a park, of course. Plus: "clean-air" holidays in China and flying doctors in Thailand.

  • Issue #65
  • 4 min read
Asia
Politics

Oceania

Australia's tough stance on climate change, and why the Chinese are putting their money on Samoa.

  • Issue #63
  • 4 min read
Adam Giles, Australia's first Aboriginal leader of government

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