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17 results for The New York Times’ International Luxury Conference

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Strawberry yields

16 June 2022

In a warehouse outside Jersey City, a Japanese-flavoured start-up is growing berries so coveted that people happily pay $50 for a bowlful. Is this vertical farming’s first luxury brand?

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The Monocle Daily, episode 539

21 November 2013

We ask what Janet Yellen might do as head of the US Federal Reserve, head east for the International New York Times luxury conference, and find out what the condom of the future might look like.

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The liveable cities index 2010

17 June 2010

We've been doing our homework and crunching the numbers for our survey of the top 25 liveable cities, but we know it's not just about statistics.

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The world is in flux, with old capitals in decline and new hotspots on the up. So we asked leading figures from the creative and financial industries where they would choose to base a new venture today. Here are the 10…

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Look this way

22 October 2020

Copenhagen’s Chart Art Fair, which champions Nordic art, has reinvented itself. Could its new format be a template for the future?

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Hula hopes

17 June 2010

Honolulu, our top-ranking US city for the third year running, wants to shed its honeymoon hotspot image. The film industry, renewable energy and agriculture are helping transform it into a new Pacific power.

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Here’s to the future

17 November 2008

There’s a real sense that we are entering a new era, with a fresh, sharp president in the White House and an economy in flux. Here five leading thinkers, writers and academics – Alain de Botton, Paula Scher, Andrew J Bac…

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Stored up

21 October 2010

Monocle reports on Mitsukoshi department store’s updated look and innovative concepts.

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The ritt parade

17 June 2007

She was once forced out of government for living it up at the Ritz. Now, as mayor of Copenhagen, Ritt Bjerregaard wants everyone to enjoy the good life. She’s busy pioneering ‘Copenhagenism’, an attempt to promote sustai…

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Departure from the norm

30 January 2025

Alex Wilcox’s hop-on, hop-off JSX jet service is disrupting short-haul aviation by providing passengers with an elevated level of comfort in the air and a swift turnaround on the ground.

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Here to stay

14 December 2017

James Chambers reporting from Laos: Meet Adrian Zecha, the 84-year-old industry veteran who’s setting out to redefine hospitality in 2018.

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Asia

20 October 2011

Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari and his highly armoured motorcade, green cities in Japan, and an interview with India's chief economic adviser.

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Outward shift

16 November 2023

Vietnam’s rapidly growing economy is becoming increasingly appealing to foreign investors, who are tempted by the dynamism of the country’s emerging middle class. Here, we explore the city at the heart of this transforma…

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Watch this space

17 November 2022

Our round-up of innovators, fresh thinkers and business mavericks reveals how a storied food movement is transforming farming, what’s causing a stir between the covers in Jakarta, which renowned watch-maker is stirring the…

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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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Better together

15 November 2012

You don’t have to do it all alone. Make sure you know who to call whether you are running for re-election, rebuilding your city or rethinking your retail business in 2013.