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Affairs

Diplomacy

Bulgaria’s digital goodwill ambassador, Finland’s happy holiday and a Brazilian change of heart.

  • Issue #124
  • 4 min read
Diplomacy
Business

Push the boat out

Despite the predictions of big sales and profits, Asia’s yacht market is spluttering. But market watchers still hope that the habit will take hold.

  • Issue #124
  • 5 min read
Push the boat out
Politics

Calm before a storm

The president of Taiwan is softly spoken and unassuming but that hasn’t stopped her from ruffling a few feathers. We speak to her as she gears up for the 2020 election.

  • Issue #122
  • 12 min read
Calm before a storm
Retail

Beauty contest

Chinese consumers can’t get enough of cosmetics, especially when it comes to high-end foreign brands. Hong Kong is benefitting from this insatiable demand and exploiting a loophole in China’s regulations.

  • Issue #122
  • 7 min read
Beauty contest
Affairs

Shifting sands

From advertising to the transformations of Tokyo, Beijing and Madrid, we lift the curtain on the issues and events shaping the world, set to resonate in 2019 and beyond.

  • The Forecast #9
  • 18 min read
Madrid skyline with glass skyscrapers, construction cranes, and concrete building foundations under development.
Defence

Defence

Trouble in Afghanistan, Mexico and Canada make a deal, plus China’s new toy.

  • Issue #119
  • 4 min read
Three soldiers in desert camouflage patrol a dusty road, one carrying a metal detector to sweep for improvised explosive devices.
Defence

Defence

New Zealand invests in domestic helicopter pilot training while Iran unveils its latest fighter jet amid questions over indigenous manufacturing capabilities.

  • Issue #117
  • 4 min read
Army green helicopter with soldier being lowered.
Fashion

The perfect fit

Boston sportswear giant New Balance has built a secret testing facility in China where it experiments with store designs before rolling them out globally.

  • Issue #116
  • 6 min read
Bob Neville, New Balance's global retail creative director, holds yellow and green New Balance sneakers while wearing glasses and a black jacket.
Hospitality

Travel Briefing

Whether you're dreaming of burying your toes in the sand off the east coast of Mexico or exploring an old Portuguese olive farm, this month's new openings will have you itching to book.

  • Issue #116
  • 5 min read
Travel Briefing

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