Episode 19: Kuala Lumpur

Unesco has just declared Budapest a ‘City of Design’, recognising its status as a regional leader in the creative industries. Monocle’s Guy De Launey sets out to explore its flourishing start-up scene, vibrant nightlife and the Christmas markets. Monocle's editors and correspondents are your guide to the world's most exciting and dynamic emerging cities. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

Monocle’s Nolan Giles explores Kuala Lumpur, a city with immense cultural depth and a sparkling future. Monocle's editors and correspondents are your guide to the world's most exciting and dynamic emerging cities. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

Ethiopia has one of the world’s fastest-growing economies and with civic ambitions to match, Addis Ababa is certainly a capital on the move. Zoe Flood reports. Monocle's editors and correspondents are your guide to the world's most exciting and dynamic emerging cities. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

Bucharest has a turbulent but fascinating history. In recent years, the city has seen plenty of developments in business, culture and cuisine. Meet the people who know Bucharest best. Monocle's editors and correspondents are your guide to the world's most exciting and dynamic emerging cities. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

This week we head to Jordan to visit a city that’s always been a centre of calm in a fractious region. As the area’s major cities struggle to contain a multitude of crises, we hear why business is booming in Amman. Monocle's editors and correspondents are your guide to the world's most exciting and dynamic emerging cities. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

From the glamour of pre-war Shanghai to the ambition and extreme wealth of what is China's biggest city, Monocle's Justin Bergman explores what Shanghai has to offer. Monocle's editors and correspondents are your guide to the world's most exciting and dynamic emerging cities. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

Christopher Lord jets in to sample the delights of Muscat and discover what’s in store in the next exciting phase of the city’s development. Monocle's editors and correspondents are your guide to the world's most exciting and dynamic emerging cities. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

Once known as Saigon, Vietnam’s largest city is stepping into the future while not forgetting its French-ruled past. Monocle's editors and correspondents are your guide to the world's most exciting and dynamic emerging cities. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

Nairobi has had a rough ride in recent times but as we discover this week the thriving metropolis is endlessly dynamic, resilient and still the beating heart of East Africa’s economy. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

A city of many incarnations now looks to the future. Guy De Launey reports. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.