Culture / Film
Cinema Paradise
When it comes to a Friday night out at the movies, we’ll be booking our seats in Bangkok, Singapore and Tokyo. Now pass the Peranakan menu and a blanket.
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Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Tuesday 10 May
Crisis point for Southeast Asian group of nations
There was a whopping great elephant in the room at last weekend’s annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta. Though the region’s leaders spoke, as they do, about peace and co-operation…
Affairs / Sport
Monocolumn
Tuesday 21 September
Rugby’s Asian fan club
"A stadium of four million people” was how New Zealand pitched itself in its winning bid to host next year’s rugby world cup.
Affairs / Government
Monocolumn
Wednesday 25 July
Talking to government, east Asian style
Submitting government interview requests in east Asia is not something that should be taken lightly.
Culture / Arts
Monocolumn
Friday 9 November
Weekend agenda 10/11 November
This weekend check out Asian cinema in Toronto, enjoy art celebrating hidden spaces in Ankara, and catch Afrobeat band Antibalas throughout Europe.
Edits / Food & Drink
My Last Meal: Asian exchange
Joël Robuchon’s 17 restaurants hold 26 Michelin stars. He chooses his venue Yoshi for his ‘last meal’ of green tea, salmon carpaccio, sushi and kudamono fruit salad. He finds inspiration in Japanese cuisine and believes the…
Affairs / Defence
Defence Briefing
Burmese insurgent armies, Iraq reinforcements and extremism in the Philippines.
Affairs / Society
Oceania briefing
Auckland's Asian mix and rating Rudd's international performance.
Business / Economics
Monocolumn
Thursday 10 November
Burma dictates the business agenda
What has been the best-performing Asian economy of 2011?
Midori House, episode 231
A focus on Leon Panetta’s Asian tour, we look at the state of Sweden’s economy, and learn how to map the smell of a city.
Affairs / Education
Oceania briefing
The French flock to Pacific colony New Caledonia and Asian students shun Australian universities.
Affairs / Defence
Monocolumn
Monday 6 June
Keeping China in check
Global security in the 20th century was largely an Atlantic question; in the 21st century it may well be a Pacific one. The rise of China is understandably making Asian defence ministers nervous, but at last weekend’s…
Edits / Entertainment
Monocolumn
Friday 7 October
Weekend agenda 8/9 October
Something for your weekend: Monocle’s global selection of things to do and see include a comics festival, Asian contemporary art and a stylish political thriller.
Culture / Arts
Culture Briefing
Top tipping for 2012 and a round-up of the best books, music, and cinema, including Martin Westlake's Asian photography.
Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Monday 21 February
Stakes are high in battle for UN presidency
A rare battle for the UN presidency is gaining momentum between two Asian nations whose situations couldn’t be further apart.
The Monocle Daily, episode 341
A review of the Cypriot elections, we check the Asian front pages, and visit a buzzing newsroom in Mongolia.
Affairs / Transport
Briefing Asia
Life's is a long drag for Asian men, Japan's underground police plan, and China helps Laos get on the right track.
The Monocle Daily, episode 342
How to relocate one of the world’s most dangerous airports in Ecuador, we review Asian newspapers, and speak to Daniel Brook – author of A History of Future Cities.
The Briefing, episode 181
We ask whether $16bn in aid is enough to keep Afghanistan stable and learn about the meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.