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12 results for Chongqing

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Gaining momentum

16 October 2015

On a whirlwind tour taking in the likes of the Netherlands, Italy and Ethiopia, Monocle meets the new wave of diplomats making valuable connections in one of China’s fastest-growing cities.

Monocle Minute

World Tourism Day takes place tomorrow and talk of international terrorism is unlikely to be far from the lips of delegates attending the UN’s all-day conference in this year’s host city of Bangkok. Thailand’s thriving…

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Asia

15 August 2013

The airline setting up in China's second cities, Seoul's push for greener transport and Japan's tourism drive.

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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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Odd squad

20 June 2019

A city’s quirks can often beguile us more than its falling crime rate or fine trams. We list our favourite idiosyncrasies from around the world.

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Asia

19 April 2012

China's Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan are put on the Style Leader spot, work has begun on a new airport near Beijing that will become the world's largest, and India's most populous state Uttar Pradesh has a new leader after…

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Nuts and bolts

20 June 2019

Cities don’t just happen; assembly is required. But the inner workings of urban development are often hidden. We meet the makers and architects doing the heavy lifting.

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July/August

15 June 2023

The stories you should be paying attention to – and the ones you might have missed.James Chambers on the Chinese city’s spotless façade and the welcome grime just beneath its surface.

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A new chapter

23 March 2017

Independent bookshops in China are operating with a new lease of life. We find a quiet corner in three of the best to find out how they keep customers coming back.

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Culture

18 May 2017

Switzerland’s new typographical magazine, the world’s dominant television format and the woman connecting Canada’s artists to its venues.

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Culture

8 January 2010

Originally published in 1947, this English translation of Hans Fallada’s German classic offers a bleak glimpse into daily life under the Nazis. Told through a thronging cast of sub-proletarian swindlers and survivors, the…

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Travel Top 50 2011/12

17 November 2011

Monocle's annual Travel Top 50 introduces you to the world's best hoteliers and the leading airlines, airport operators and chefs. The awards are based on the hundreds of journeys made by the Monocle team over the past 12…