China [Monocle]

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Sheung Wan is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Hong Kong, and with its old low-rise buildings and ancient printing presses it's a place where the past has largely survived. 09.01.12

Designer John Morford has created some of the most iconic hotel interiors in Asia. Monocle editor-in-chief Tyler Brûlé caught up with Morford in Hong Kong to talk about the design ingredients that go into a great hotel. 23.02.10

Goods of Desire was created in a bid to take the tedium out of big store furniture shopping. 21.03.08

Fiona Wilson visits Beijing to see how the government is preparing for the Olympics this August. 11.03.08

We were very impressed by the Garden Hotel's running route map that we received on check-in. 05.02.08

Shanghai is China's centre of business and as such everyone and everything moves at a fastpace whether it be working, shopping, eating or drinking. 06.09.07

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Ruan Yisen

Director, National Research Centre for Historic Cities

BUSINESS REPORT

From red to green

It builds one new coal power plant every week, and is the largest emitter of carbon emissions in the world.

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Mouse trap

The Chinese government is about to help you decide if you are addicted to the internet.

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Youth justice

In one Chinese town children will help to supervise entrance exams for various professions from now on after they proved to be better than adults at exposing people who were cheating.

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Sow your own

China's urban elite is getting its hands dirty, planting fruit and vegetables in plots on their balconies and in their backyards.