Urbanism
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The next Shanghai
Kunming is an unpolluted, diverse city offering a high quality of life. New infrastructure projects, including train routes and an international airport, are providing links with south Asia and boosting trade.
Retail therapy
As banks and carmakers get bail-outs, should retail be next? We argue a complete re-think is what’s really needed to keep the high street healthy, not government handouts.
El Korba, Heliopolis
Amid Cairo's glorious chaos, this Heliopolis suburb offers elegant arcades, bookshops and flower stalls — proof that the Egyptian capital's charms reward those who look closer.
Expo 20: All at sea
South Korea is home to the world's three biggest shipyards, all near Busan. But as the global economy slows, the city is looking to innovation and the arts to secure its future.
Americas
Our new column from Washington on President Obama's administration, plus baseball-mania in Nicaragua and the Dane who is making NYC more cycle-friendly.
The Hills are alive
This Sydney street led Surry Hills’ transformation from a quiet suburb into a cool shopping destination with a strong sense of community, full of independent design shops and great places to eat.
Inner North Portland
Overshadowed by Seattle and San Francisco, Portland has achieved renown for its lifestyle and food scene. Now, its North quadrant might be the city’s most intriguing neighbourhood, attracting a new wave of enterprise.
Wealth and safety
In 1974, residents began moving to AlphaVille, São Paulo’s first gated community. While many escaped the city's crime statistics, they found themselves facing a new, more sterile set of problems.
Asia
Urban farming in Japan, Korea's mission to put its cuisine on the map, and farewell to to Cambodia's "bamboo" railways.
Small but beautiful
An idea that can improve people’s lives doesn’t have to be a grand project. From cosy slippers to a company sauna, we find it’s often the little things that matter.
