James Chambers
Linking up
The chairman of global rail operator MTR has built a career out of making good connections.
Cities
Seoul's mayor adds some soul to his city, the Polish government has new-airport aspirations and Canada's largest ferry operator gets set to revitalise its fleet.
The opener
For this mobility edition we see how Istanbul is boosting footfall with a cup of the black stuff, get our game on at airports and investigate transportation by rope in our global news round-up.
Editor’s letter
Our editor in chief on what makes a successful travel hub and how cities can help us all go with the flow.
Word has it
Each month we’ll be capturing the signature looks at our favourite trade fairs. This issue the crowd at Art Basel in Hong Kong has something to say.
The opener
We hear what Toronto is saying but fail to understand London’s buses; we also find Singapore’s robots annoying and marvel at some of Mongolia’s biggest exports in our global news round-up.
Business
Keeping the drone market flying, rebranding a heritage distillery in Finland and making the cut in China.
Killer in Manila
Under President Duterte, thousands of drug users and dealers have been gunned down. The response from the people of the Philippines? Carry on, please.
Editor’s letter
Our editor in chief on what’s new in Monocle – and perhaps more importantly, the things that will remain resolutely the same.
The opener
Mascots, Macron and Munich are on our mind this month as we embark on our regular round-up of worldly opinion.
