Business
Inside San Miguel’s strategy to uplift millions and grow beyond beer
Philippines-based conglomerate San Miguel has embarked on an ambitious mission to uplift the lives of millions of Filipinos. We speak to Cecile Ang, the woman spearheading the multinational's transformative programme.
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Sailing into the future: how wind power is revolutionising cargo shipping
As cargo freighters begin exploring the possibility of traversing the oceans with the help of hi-tech sails, smaller vintage fleets are showing them the way.
Ways of seeing
How the rise of AI might not have detrimental effects; why silicon chips might trigger a war in Asia; how Saudi Arabia needs to spare a thought for foreign start-ups; and self-help contradictions
Our annual overview of present and future pioneers in commerce, infrastructure and civil society
This year including news of the European nation getting sleeper trains back on track, the ride-hailing platform that’s expanding across Southeast Asia, and the man charged with refurnishing Notre-Dame cathedral
Inside Portugal’s tinned-fish industry
Tinned sardines are an icon of Portugal. We visit a family-run shop and one of the country’s last artisanal canneries to discover why sardines are cherished by the Portuguese, how the industry started back…
The Monocle Weekender: Asheville edition
Tyler Brûlé, Andrew Tuck and the Monocle team gather for a special weekend event in Asheville, North Carolina.
Coffee and avocados? As heat rises, Sicily turns to tropical produce
Climate change is prompting fruit farmers to diversify and coffee roasters to start considering areas beyond the so-called bean belt to source their raw material. In Sicily, Morettino, a forward-looking family-run roastery, has already…
Inside Sweden’s electric flight school
A new electric flight school in Sweden is inspiring a future of emission-free aviation. Monocle takes to the sky, tries out the first fully electric plane to be approved for use in Europe and…
Inside Tokyo’s colourful community bus
An electric bus service has injected a new playfulness into a borough of Tokyo in need of a revamp. We hop aboard and meet Eiji Mitooka, its creator and Japan’s foremost train designer, who…
Can an obscure UN agency control the coming scramble for resources on the deepest seabed?
The International Seabed Authority is the most important club you’ve never heard of. We gain exclusive access to mine its depths.
