James Chambers
Korea diplomat
Former UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon talks about his life and legacy over a traditional Korean lunch.
The perfect fit
Boston sportswear giant New Balance has built a secret testing facility in China where it experiments with store designs before rolling them out globally.
Observation: Creative bloc
The artsy types at Eurolab think the EU’s tired branding has too easily ceded the field to nationalists and populists. We hear about their new vision.
Food & drink
Best bites from Shanghai to Montréal and a recipe for nduja, chilli & tomato bucatini.
Travel Briefing
Whether you're dreaming of burying your toes in the sand off the east coast of Mexico or exploring an old Portuguese olive farm, this month's new openings will have you itching to book.
Quality of Life Survey: Metropolis now
You want a city that’s well run, delivers on life’s essentials and is fun too? This is our ranking of the top 25 in the world.
Asia Pacific
Vietnam’s battle for the best city transport system, a neighbourhood makeover in Seoul and Shanghai’s riverside gets a spruce-up.
Architecture
We help Sydney improve the quality of after-life, meet the Vietnamese designers looking to the past for new solutions and venture into the dapper new showroom of an Italian design giant.
Lee Byung-hun: Mr Sunshine
When the crowds thin out, South Korea’s most in‑demand leading man likes to enjoy some downtime at his favourite restaurant.
