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Censor sensibility

17 October 2007

Hung Huang is the head of CIMG, perhaps China’s most sophisticated media brand. In just seven years she has spearheaded new TV, print and web media. Now she wants to forge a uniquely modern Chinese culture, in a country…

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Master of reinvention

21 September 2017

We visit the Beijing studio of Zeng Fanzhi, the Chinese artist who usually prefers to let his work do the talking. Fortunately he was willing to have a conversation with Monocle, in which we cover changing styles, perpetual…

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Expo 11: Olympic gold rush

17 February 2008

Beijing’s citizens are living under more than the legendary smog clouds. The world will be focused on China’s capital city this August, and, if all goes to the Communist Party’s plan, we will be overawed by the glittering…

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Spot the shopper

17 February 2008

China’s booming economy has triggered a luxury-mall boom. Packed with the best brands, they lack just one thing: shoppers with money. While some companies have found success, many more could soon be packing up and heading…

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Turn on to China

17 February 2011

As part of a soft-power drive, the Chinese media is learning to talk a new language. Monocle visits the studio of CNC World, a recently launched 24-hour English-language news channel owned by the state-run agency Xinhua.

Monocle Minute

Battle-ready Beijing

15 March 2017

China’s military-modernisation programme, aimed at ensuring the security of the world’s second-largest economy, took another leap forward this month by releasing thousands of national defence patents for public use. This…

Film

Beijing: Olympic gold rush

18 March 2008

The world will be focused on Beijing this August and, if all goes to the Communist Party's plan, we will be overawed by the glittering lights and maximalist construction of a building boom whose bill runs into tens of…

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War games

19 April 2012

Winner of Afghanistan’s only Olympic medal, taekwondo athlete Rohullah Nikpai is a sporting icon. Yet, in a country where violence occurs everyday, winning the respect of his fellow countrymen means almost as much.

Radio

The Menu - Food Neighbourhoods 33: Beijing, Dongcheng

9 May 2017

A tour of one of the most atmospheric areas of the Chinese capital, which also hosts a thriving new culinary scene.

Radio

Monocle on Design - Beijing's design identity

24 January 2012

We visit D&AD in London to look at 50 years of design, discuss the new Paris menswear lines and learn about Beijing’s design identity.

Radio

The Monocle Minute - Beijing clashes with Congress

15 October 2019

China blames foreign governments for fuelling protests in Hong Kong – could new proposals by US lawmakers make matters worse? Plus: Japan deploys 110,000 rescuers after one of the deadliest storms in decades, a clever urban…

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Asia

19 March 2015

The new air route that links Sri Lanka to China and the Japanese scheme set to make a big return from rubbish.

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Asia

14 May 2014

A dispute between India and Pakistan, Nepal gets a new constitution and the latest from Indonesia.

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Diplomacy

24 January 2014

Meet the Philippines' new ambassador to China and find out why sport is so useful to Canadian diplomats.

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Asia

15 September 2011

Thailand's first female PM Yingluck Shinawatra gets the once over for our Style Leader, and we report on Hanoi's urban masterplan and Japan's pay rise for its football heroines.

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The long view

17 November 2007

Colin Bradford, Simon Anholt, Paula Scher and Ilkka Kanerva on 2008.