Business / Investments
Business Briefing
Canadians go south for cheap flights, Shanghai gets virtual supermarkets in its subways, plus Melbourne's laneways get some investment.
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Affairs / Transport
Monocolumn
Friday 1 March
Going off the rails
As the world pulls ahead in laying down bold new high-speed train projects, the UK's creaking infrastructure can't keep up.
Design / Architecture
You lift me up
As skyscrapers are built ever higher, and architecture becomes more complex, there is a demand for elevator systems that can move thousands of people in minutes. A leading manufacturer, Schindler, is investing in double…
Affairs / Soft Power
Tender is the might
Conceived of only 21 years ago, already most nations want a “soft power” strategy – a way of winning the world over without resorting to military-industrial might. Monocle has indexed the top 30 soft power nations, which…
Affairs / Urbanism
Asia briefing
New flights from Tokyo to Yangon, why the French are lighting up Cambodia, and Japan gets creative.
Culture / Film
Reel Rebel
For the past eight years, Assaad Taha’s company, Hot Spot, has been making films for the Al-Jazeera TV network. His mission? To uncover and objectively report injustices through Arab eyes, while staying firmly opposed “to…
Business / Retail
Business Briefing
How New York became a space centre, making green products stylish and branding a nation.
Affairs / Soft Power
The new soft sell
Which countries get their way in the world without having to resort to military might? Who are the soft power leaders who know the value of well-placed aid or a good pop star? Over the following pages we name the top 25…
Affairs / Urbanism
Cities, slicker
Cities evolve constantly, sometimes seemingly without anyone planning or guiding the process. But new ideas about how they work and can be improved abound, for those interested in taking them on.