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Asia
South Korea employs a German-born TV celebrity for an image overhaul, Shanghai starts “digging for China” and Japan pioneers a less gory method of conducting autopsies. A round-up of stories from across Asia.
Asia
Why English-style village shops are popping up in rural China and how the hutongs of Beijing may be given a reprieve. Plus, the latest figures on who is living the longest.
Asia
Get in the Kim Jong II look in Style Leader (you'll need some Cuban heels), plus China's jet-set women and Indonesia casts its votes.
New world order
The old global order is being destroyed, and governments are struggling. Joshua Ramo, author of ‘The Age of the Unthinkable’, explains why radical new thinking is our only hope for navigating an uncharted future.
Yes we Khan
Rich in raw materials and oil reserves, Mongolia finds its neighbour China is a key customer. The capital, Ulan Bator, is flourishing, but the country must still overcome poverty and corruption to prosper.
Asia
Life's is a long drag for Asian men, Japan's underground police plan, and China helps Laos get on the right track.
Hit factory
Despite years of turbulence between Taiwan and China, this island’s pop culture leaves the mainland standing. From idols to protest singers via television talent shows, Taipei pop is the country’s new heavy industry.
The next Shanghai
Kunming is an unpolluted, diverse city offering a high quality of life. New infrastructure projects, including train routes and an international airport, are providing links with south Asia and boosting trade.
Defence
Our new military strategy column examines how the US might unwittingly encourage China to bolster its nuclear arsenal and what European armies are spending money on.
The smart money
The world recession, climate change and volatile oil prices will take their toll on businesses but also herald new opportunities. Monocle looks at the migration of wealth and the changing business landscape.
