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Monocle’s Small Cities Index

Size isn’t everything – but the scale of a city can determine your trajectory in both business and life. Our fifth Small Cities Index puts the spotlight on 25 places around the world that…

  • The Forecast #14
  • 29 min read
Monocle’s Small Cities Index
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Outward shift

Vietnam’s rapidly growing economy is becoming increasingly appealing to foreign investors, who are tempted by the dynamism of the country’s emerging middle class. Here, we explore the city at the heart of this transformation.

  • The Forecast #14
  • 14 min read
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Pushing out the boats

With territorial disputes in the East China Sea intensifying, the Japan Coast Guard has had to rapidly evolve. We drop anchor at Ishigaki Island, where its crew police these vital waters.

  • The Forecast #14
  • 8 min read
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Monocle Films

Swiss urban swimming

To celebrate the release of our new book, “Swim & Sun: A Monocle Guide”, we spend the day at swim club Flussbad Oberer Letten in Zürich. Bathers of every age come here to strip…

  • Film
  • 2 min watch
Swiss urban swimming
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Pushing the boundary

Tied both historically and economically to Russia and China, democratic Mongolia is navigating tricky terrain as it looks West.

  • 16 min read
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London: a runner’s perspective

Traffic-clogged and polluted London may not seem like a runner’s paradise. But there’s more to the city’s offerings than first meets the eye, with its windy streets, architectural variety and abundant greenery. We followed…

  • Film
  • 6 min watch
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Meet Europe’s first chief heat officer

Athens is the hottest capital city in mainland Europe and temperatures continue to rise. That’s why Eleni Myrivili was appointed as the city’s – and continent’s – first chief heat officer last summer. We…

  • Film
  • 4 min watch
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Swimming in the Seine

As Paris embarks on a project to clean up the Seine ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games, we look at the process of readying the city’s river for its water-seeking dwellers, explore how it…

  • Film
  • 4 min watch
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