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Craft: Make it big
From Detroit to Frankfurt and Sagamihara, three makers demonstrate how having a vision, the confidence to follow it through and the ability to adapt can pay huge dividends for entrepreneurs.
Business
Some light reading at a new Taichung bookshop followed by a tasting session at a Tokyo winery.
Media
High-definition is going stratospheric – discover the technology giving your telly some welly.
Smooth selling
Boasting doesn’t come easy to the Basque but we meet the furniture-makers going against the grain, selling themselves and redefining their industrial heritage in the process.
People’s republic
This creative corner of Vilnius is more than just a neighbourhood – it’s a state.
Taking stock
Roberto Azevêdo, director-general of the World Trade Organisation, discusses the challenges facing international trade in the light of Trump’s grumbles and the fallout from Brexit.
Africa/Middle East
China takes a punt down the Suez Canal and Premiership football scores big in Africa.
Bean around the world
When French native Samuel Maruta relocated to Vietnam, he unexpectedly left a finance career to go in search of the finest highland cocoa beans, proving that life is indeed like a box of chocolates.
Upward mobility
As some borders tighten, many cities are opening their doors to lure ambitious businesses. We profile the global hubs holding their doors open and meet the entrepreneurs who accepted the invite.
The time is now
Despite recent turbulence, we know there is always somewhere up-and-coming and places whose doors are open to people with fresh ideas. So what are you waiting for?
