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Looking for a plan
Dongguan, a metropolis hastily erected during a 1980s economic boom, is a case study in what happens when urban planning goes wrong. With poor transport and half-empty malls, life is a struggle.
Art Market
French radio's success in London, an interview with exiled Moroccan journalist Aboubakr Jamai and auction frenzy in China
Asia
Monocle meets Denmark's ambassador in India, foreign schools flock to China and power problems in Japan.
Make some dough
Pizza has long been heralded as a cheap, all-American staple. But delegates at Las Vegas’s International Pizza Expo were witness to a booming artisanal pizza trend – and some dough tossers to boot.
Asia
China finds itself left behind in the race to develop Mongolian resources, but its home-grown film industry will get to double in size.
Asia
Cambodia's embrace of capitalism, congestion busting Chinese-style and election watch Laos.
Brand National
Li-Ning's costly US push exposes a deeper dilemma: as China's economy matures, do its brands really need Western recognition, or richer markets closer to home?
Port of call
Hambantota is about to hit the big time thanks to Chinese money and dynastic might. But not everyone is set to benefit.
Design republic
China makes cheap products to order. Could it ever make well-designed ones too? Monocle looks at the companies who think it can and are leading the way.
