01The beach in Sanya Bay
02Exercise on the seafront in Sanya Bay
03Schoolgirls in Haikou
04Tony Zhao on the beach in Sanya, visiting from Shanghai
05Yacht show in Sanya’s harbour
06View of Phoenix Island from Sanya
07Sanya Phoenix International Airport
08Restaurant staff training in Haikou
09Stewardess on high-speed train
10CDF duty-free store in Sanya
11Arrivals at Sanya Phoenix International Airport
12Sanya’s new train station
13Renaissance hotel gardens, Haitang Bay
14Alan Lin, serviced apartments manager at BaGe Holiday Inn
The once-neglected southern isle of Hainan is China’s newest and biggest tourism hub, thanks to a €381bn revamp with new palatial hotels, airports, a highway and rail links. But could this be a front for covert military operations?
Issue 31
Thanks to a strong leader, oil discoveries, new direct flights to Europe and a prime-time drama set in St John’s, it’s boom time for this Canadian province, leading everyone from Norwegian engineers to New York art direc…
Issue 41
South Korea used to be sleepy and cautious compared to Asian rivals. But these days it’s causing headaches for business leaders from Singapore to Tokyo. Closer to home, we’re packing up for the our big move.
Issue 45
There’s a link between quality of life and the money in your pocket but nobody quite understands this complicated marriage. One thing we do know for sure, whatever the question, the answer should not be Luanda.
Issue 46
The once-neglected southern isle of Hainan is China’s newest and biggest tourism hub, thanks to a €381bn revamp with new palatial hotels, airports, a highway and rail links. But could this be a front for covert military…
Issue 50
An oil boom is driving Santos’s remarkable transformation and, as the cash flows in, the port city’s coastal cache and ambitious regeneration means it’s giving drizzly São Paulo a run for its money.
Issue 61
Diamond cutting in Israel, olive oil farming in Croatia and the business of making Japan cool.
Issue 7
Starbucks opened its first café in Russia in September, after a decade of trying. Last year, the company won a court case that finally gave it the right to use its trademark, which was bought up by a crafty Moscow lawyer…
Issue 50
Ghana is drilling for oil. Apartments are going up, the educated diaspora is returning and the government has a plan to avoid the “resource curse” seen in places such as Nigeria. In Accra the mood is optimistic and the…
Issue 61
The city of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan is considerably more relaxed than the capital Taipei. But behind city hall doors, a formidable team is seeing through some ambitious plans.
Issue 44
The regions, sectors, markets and companies to watch, including Australian wool, Venezuelan rum and Palestinian tech entrepreneurs.
Issue 29
From Israel’s new museum district to Poland’s secret economic hotspot via Armenia’s favourite mountain, Monocle runs the rule over five places you should keep an eye on in 2010.
Issue 42
Overhauling a business can go two ways: it either backfires badly – BA and Coca-Cola know how that feels – or it radically improves profits. Monocle meets 10 businesses taking the gamble and suggests 10 industries in need…
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