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The Monocle Daily - Thursday 5 January

5 January 2023

The latest on Vladimir Putin’s call for an Orthodox Christmas ceasefire in Ukraine. Latika Bourke and Mark Lowcock discuss coronavirus tests for travellers from China, Estonia’s plans to give frozen Russian assets to Ukr…

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Be our guest

8 December 2022

As the hospitality industry bounces back, the Les Roches school in the Swiss Alps is training the next generation of industry stars. We check in for a stay.

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Talking shop

17 November 2022

Blondie Tsang, president of Lane Crawford and Joyce, reveals how post-pandemic luxury retail is changing. The group is enticing customers back with upgraded interiors, edgy new brands and bespoke shopping experiences.

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Jobs with benefits

29 September 2022

The world of work is competitive and one way for employers to attract – and hang onto – good staff is to offer them special perks. Whether it’s being able to go sailing from the office’s doorstep, choosing free new footwear…

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Views from the top

29 September 2022

From the freewheeling founder of a Taiwanese scooter company to the president of Japan’s perkiest coffee chain, we’ve tapped some of the world’s savviest leaders for their insights into doing business better.

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Flights of fancy

18 August 2022

Dries Van Noten made his name as part of the ‘Antwerp Six’, a grouping that put Belgian designers on the map in the 1980s. Now he’s thinking big again after selling a stake in his business to Puig. Here he tells Monocle…

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The Globalist - Wednesday 11 May

11 May 2022

Italy’s prime minister Mario Draghi heads to Washington to meet Joe Biden. Plus: Beijing and Shanghai ratchet up coronavirus restrictions, a look ahead to the Eurovision Song Contest and a review of today’s papers.

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The Briefing - Monday 9 May

9 May 2022

What does Vladimir Putin’s Victory Day speech tell us about Russia’s war objectives? Plus: Beijing and Shanghai impose further lockdown measures, Brazil’s Lula launches his presidential campaign and, as it’s Europe Day, we…

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The Globalist - Friday 29 April

29 April 2022

We hear from Beijing about the city’s fears of a Shanghai-style lockdown and ask how the country’s “zero-Covid” policy affects the ruling Chinese Communist Party. Plus: the escalation of Hungary’s rule-of-law spat with the…

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The Globalist - Tuesday 12 April

12 April 2022

Nataliya Gumenyuk gives us the latest on the war in Ukraine. Plus: Finland and Sweden gear up for a historic Nato decision, China battles a major coronavirus surge in Shanghai and a review of today’s papers.

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The Monocle Daily - Monday 11 April

11 April 2022

Isabel Hilton and Nabila Ramdani discuss the first round of France’s presidential election, Austrian chancellor Karl Nehammer’s decision to meet Vladimir Putin in person and Shanghai’s lockdown. Plus, ‘On This Day’: Idi…

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The Briefing - Wednesday 6 April

6 April 2022

Have reports of war crimes forced Western leaders to change their strategy in Ukraine? Plus: the Chinese Communist Party bows to public pressure over Shanghai’s lockdown; Turkey’s inflation rate; and the latest gadgets.

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The Briefing - Monday 28 March

28 March 2022

Defence expert Lada Roslycky on attempts to implement a peace settlement in Ukraine. Plus: Shanghai’s lockdown, the future of Les Républicains in France and Fernando Augusto Pacheco on a dramatic night at the Oscars.

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Future in stores

18 November 2021

Thailand’s Central Group dominates the country’s retail scene with department stores and shopping malls, and is now moving across Europe, reviving and revivifying traditional outposts from Italy to Berlin. The conglomera…

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Back on form

21 October 2021

The 20 events, items and innovative makers that are shaping the design world as it regains its momentum.

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From the ground up

14 October 2021

Your business need not be the result of a sudden brainwave. Sometimes slow and steady wins the race. We speak to four company leaders about how on-the-ground experience is often invaluable to future ventures, whether it’s…