Cozy Tomato
Doggie style
The Japanese are going bonkers over their canines. But with the market for doggie products reaching saturation point, what’s next for the lucrative industry? Funerals and hotels apparently.
Flying patients
Consumers are looking beyond their native borders for low-cost, quality healthcare. Monocle looks at the global hotspots attracting patients wanting anything from hi-tech surgery to a facelift, with a safari thrown in.
Leader of the dance
Park Nam Yong has choreographed some of South Korea’s biggest pop icons. He talks to Monocle about succeeding in a tough industry, and about teaching singers with two left feet how to dance.
Reach for the spy
As technology becomes more prevalent in the world of espionage, the idea of an undercover agent in a trench coat might seem old-fashioned. But the human touch is still very much in demand.
Mixed signals
New technology and tighter budgets mean TV news is downsizing from expensive satellite broadcasts to low-quality broadband clips. Is this about immediacy, or just an excuse to cut costs?
