Edits / Food & Drink
Monocolumn
Friday 2 November
Yes! We have no vegetables whatsoever
On the breakfast and dinner tables of the seven million people who live in Hong Kong you’ll scarcely find a single product grown locally.
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Affairs / Government
Monocolumn
Thursday 6 September
A lesson in standing your ground
Back to school seldom involves hunger-striking but that’s what the start of the school year in Hong Kong looks like this autumn.
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.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Sunday 1 April
Businesses in Hong Kong should think political
Ten days ago, Hong Kong went to the polls to elect its next leader.
Affairs / Aviation
Monocolumn
Wednesday 15 June
Quality of life series – Hong Kong airport’s third runway
Hong Kong airport is reaching saturation point. On the doorstep of the world’s second largest economy and faced with increasing competition from rivals in both mainland China and nearby Singapore, Hong Kong is planning to…
Culture / Arts
Monocolumn
Friday 25 February
Region gets suite on art
Hong Kong is no slouch when it comes to the buying and selling of art.
Business / Urbanism
Monocolumn
Sunday 1 August
The big property squeeze
Land in Hong Kong is scarce – nearly 6,500 people are crammed into every square kilometre – and big business.
Design / Architecture
Monocolumn
Monday 4 March
Low expectations
Hong Kong's famous skyline will always impress architecturally but look below the towers to find the interesting stuff.
Affairs / Politics
Asia briefing
Imagine walking into a room bursting with not-yet-released products, from bath oils and bottled water to exercise machines and lipsticks. Now imagine being told to help yourself.
Design / Interior design
Q & A: John Morford
Designer John Morford has created some of the most iconic hotel interiors in Asia - from the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong to the Park Hyatt Tokyo, made famous in the Sofia Coppola film "Lost in Translation". Monocle editor-in…
Edits / Travel
Monocolumn
Tuesday 22 May
Give streets back to the pedestrians
Walking. Using your own two legs to propel yourself around a city, getting to know its shops, shopkeepers, restaurants and people face-to-face as you saunter along, is the best way to scope out a place.
Affairs / Media
Monocolumn
Wednesday 29 February
Field reporters should be in the field
I arrived in Hong Kong in the summer of 2010 to set up Monocle’s new bureau. The first impression I had was the heat and 98 per cent humidity, it felt as though I was swimming through the streets.
Design / Graphic Design
Monocolumn
Sunday 22 May
English-language newspaper gets design makeover
“Today’s paper is just sparkling. I’m very proud of it,” exclaims Mario García – also known as the newspaper doctor – from his seat at Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post offices in Causeway Bay.
Affairs / Technology
Monocolumn
Wednesday 10 November
China versus USA in the satellite wars
It looked as though China stepped up the game to challenge the US, or at least US space-supremacy, at the end of last month when it launched another satellite in its second-generation Compass Navigation Satellite System …
Business / CEOs
Head in the sky
As chief executive of Cathay Pacific, it’s John Slosar’s job to steer the airline along a straight path as it increases its reach in China, while keeping staff and passengers on board.
Affairs / Defence
Fly the flag
Despite the pressures of new technology in its own ranks and a fast-developing Chinese navy sailing into view, the ‘USS George Washington’ continues to rule the Asia-Pacific seas. Monocle climbs aboard the American aircraft…
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Tuesday 22 January
Keep political beige in Beijing
In Hong Kong, an unelected chief executive needs personality to inspire his people.
Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Tuesday 11 June
The safe option?
With NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden now in Hong Kong, our bureau chief in the region asks whether his going there is a smart move?
Business / Provenance
New World Order
Adrian Cheng is CEO of one of Hong Kong’s largest businesses, with fingers in all kinds of pies. But, he says, it’s easy juggling responsibility when you have the right team supporting you.
Culture / Urbanism
Monocolumn
Friday 15 March
It's up to you, New York
As our New York bureau chief packs her bags ready for an equivalent posting in the Far East she has some parting words of criticism – constructive, of course.