23 results for Busan

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Cities briefing

19 April 2018

Busan’s industrial waterfront gets a makeover and Portland looks to integrate nature.

Radio

Monocle on Design - Extra: Sound design

12 April 2018

Monocle’s Kenji Hall meets Thomas Fagernes, partner, director and senior architect at Snøhetta, to discuss the company’s new project in the South Korean city of Busan and how the design of such structures should echo their…

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Crowd pleaser

22 February 2018

South Korea’s president Moon Jae-in has been caught in the verbal crossfire between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un – but quietly got his way and delivered a diplomatic triumph. And he still has time to watch TV with his cat…

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Get your skates on

21 September 2017

Pyeongchang is hosting the 2018 Winter Olympics – and it’s spending big on getting the games going.

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Digging deep

18 May 2017

Could the world’s longest undersea tunnel linking Japan and South Korea be built by the ‘Moonies’?

Radio

The Monocle Arts Review - Film: Anna Smith

28 October 2016

On this week’s film review journalist Anna Smith discusses superhero flick ‘Doctor Strange’, South-Korean zombie thriller ‘Train to Busan’ and UK road-trip comedy ‘Burn Burn Burn’.

Monocle Minute

Biff! Boff! Pow!

5 October 2016

Busan International Film Festival (Biff) begins tomorrow and all eyes are on new chairman Kim Dong-ho. The respected 79-year-old South Korean director is making a comeback to head up the crisis-stricken event he co-founded…

Radio

The Globalist - Friday 26 June

26 June 2015

As Palestine takes Israel to the International Criminal Court, we examine the chances of Israeli politicians and soldiers being indicted for war crimes. We also meet the man protecting Brazil’s rainforests and discover…

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The view from here

17 February 2015

With its outward-looking location facing China and South Korea, a unique local focus and strong sense of civic pride among the city’s residents, Fukuoka’s distinctive media landscape is booming.

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Pole star

15 November 2012

The small community of Kirkenes is set to witness big changes as global warming opens up the Arctic. Can it cope with the influx of businesses keen to take advantage of its position on the Northern Sea Route?

Radio

The Monocle Culture Show - Culture's one year anniversary

15 October 2012

A one-year anniversary special: highlights from Frieze Masters, we talk business at Busan International Film Festival and attend special events in Chicago and New York.

Radio

The Globalist, episode 249

11 October 2012

The latest from Sommet de la Francophonie in Kinshasa, we hear from Busan International Film Festival, and discuss the nominees for Nobel Prize in Literature.

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Living for the city

21 June 2012

Great cities adapt and change like their residents. The process of finding a favourite has been a global undertaking that confirmed and renewed our love of exciting urban centres. The following make up Monocle’s top 25.

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Asia briefing

21 June 2012

Work on a new motorway to drastically improve the Phillipines' infrastructure gets underway, tree planting takes off in China to combat desertification and Kabul to educate the population on conservation, while India's…

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Dogs and new tricks

19 April 2012

Japan is a nation moving beyond an unthinkable disaster to re-establish itself as a regional leader in culture and innovative lifestyles. This issue we meet the people spearheading the unusual evolution of Japanese society…

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Observation

17 February 2011

South Korea used to be sleepy and cautious compared to Asian rivals. But these days it’s causing headaches for business leaders from Singapore to Tokyo. Closer to home, we’re packing up for the our big move.

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