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FacebookMay 9th, 2013
Park Geun-hye makes first official U.S. visit
KSP in the newsSouth Korean President Park Geun-hye visits the United States this week for the first time since taking office in February. Stanford experts weigh in on the future of U.S.-Korea relations.
April 30th, 2013
Oi appointed to new international scholarship program in China
SCP NewsJean Oi was appointed to the Academic Advisory Council of the newly founded Schwarzman Scholars international scholarship program. Read more »
April 25th, 2013
Shorenstein APARC announces 2013-14 postdoctoral fellows
Shorenstein APARC postdoctoral fellowships offer recent graduates a year of "breathing space" at Stanford before they launch their academic careers. The Center looks forward to welcoming its latest group of extraordinary postdoctoral fellows this autumn. Read more »
April 24th, 2013
Thirty years connecting Asia with Stanford University
A visionary group of Stanford scholars established a pioneering organization three decades ago to address the need for research on Asia that reached across departments, from sociology to engineering, and looked at Asia in a regional context.
April 23rd, 2013
Reflecting on Shorenstein APARC's successful past and bright future
As Shorenstein APARC celebrates its thirtieth anniversary this May, director Gi-Wook Shin reflects on the Center's successful past and bright future. Read more »
April 15th, 2013
Overseas Filipino Workers become economic heroes
Shorenstein APARC, FSI Stanford, AHPP NewsTo their family members and to the Philippine government, Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are the country's “new heroes.” Postdoctoral fellow Marjorie Pajaron talks about her research on the significant economic benefit of OFW remittances. Read more »
April 11th, 2013
Shorenstein Postdoctoral Fellow wins dissertation award
KSP AnnouncementShorenstein Postdoctoral Fellow Jaeeun Kim’s dissertation Colonial Migration and Transborder Membership Politics in Twentieth-Century Korea has won the American Sociological Association's Theda Skocpol Award in the area of comparative and historical sociology.
April 4th, 2013
How real is the possibility of a North Korea conflict?
KSP in the newsTension between Pyongyang and allies the United States and South Korea has mounted in recent weeks since North Korea's February nuclear test. Shorenstein APARC experts weigh in on the possibility of conflict. Read more »
March 20th, 2013
U.S. and Asia experts seek solutions to economic aspects of aging in China and India
AHPP NewsHow China and India resolve the challenge of supporting their elderly while maintaining economic advancement despite shrinking working-age cohorts will strongly shape their future and may provide valuable lessons. Karen Eggleton describes key issues in each country, and research finding presented during a recent Stanford-Harvard policy dialogue. 
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Stanford economist foresees challenges for Japan's economy
Japan Studies Program in the news: NHK World on March 19, 2013Japan's new prime minister has an ambitious plan for the country's economy. Stanford economist Takeo Hoshi foresees possible challenges in the coming years.
The troubling history of Sino-Japanese tension
In a new article, Daniel C. Sneider explores the troubling history of China-Japan tension. He concludes that the two countries have every reason to pull back from the brink of conflict—and most importantly, the United States serves a crucial role.
Connecting with students to explore contemporary Southeast Asia
SEAF NewsOn March 9, Donald Emmerson joined a gathering of Stanford University students for an exploration of contemporary Southeast Asia, and its place in the world. Emmerson presented the event’s closing address.
March 14th, 2013
Development and health economist to join as postdoctoral fellow
AHPP NewsThis autumn, AHPP will welcome development and health economist Margaret Triyana as the 2013-14 Asia Health Policy Postdoctoral Fellow. Triyana will focus on analyzing the effects of rural-urban migration on children's health outcomes in China and Indonesia Read more »
March 5th, 2013
Report released on the North Korea problem and the necessity for South Korean leadership
KSP NewsShorenstein APARC recently released a policy report explaining why, of the new governments on and around the Korean Peninsula, only the South Korean government of President Park Geun-hye may have an opportunity to revive North Korea diplomacy.
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March 4th, 2013
International banking standards in the US, Japan, and the EU
Shorenstein APARC Corporate Affiliates NewsBased on research conducted at Stanford, a working paper by Minoru Aosaki explores economic impacts and policy challenges related to Basel III, the new international standard of banking regulation, in the United States, Japan, and the European Union.
February 28th, 2013
Despite significant reform, gaps remain in China's health care system
AHPP in the news: Newsweek on February 25, 2013Despite significant efforts to reform health care in China, says Karen Eggleston, coverage is "wide but shallow." Eggleston has written about the Chinese government's ambitious reforms.
February 27th, 2013
Cautious optimism over return of Japan's conservative party
Amidst optimism about the return to power of Japan's conservative Liberal Democratic Party, there is also cause for caution, says Daniel Sneider.
February 21st, 2013
The historical roots of ethnic conflict in India
Stopping ethnic violence in India begins with understanding the history behind it, says Ajay Verghese, a current Shorenstein Postdoctoral Fellow. His research explores the roots of conflict in two demographically similar regions of Rajasthan. Read more »
February 14th, 2013
(Un)Covering North Korea at Stanford
Just hours ahead of North Korea's most recent nuclear test, an event which pushed the country once again into headlines around the world, a panel gathered at Stanford to discuss the challenges journalists face uncovering facts about North Korea. Read more »
February 13th, 2013
Tackling conservation, climate change and development in Southeast Asia
SEAF Q&ATim Forsyth, a Lee Kong Chian Fellow, speaks about the gap between conservation efforts and economic and social development in Southeast Asia. Read more »
February 12th, 2013
North Korea keeps its pledge to conduct nuclear test
CISAC, FSI Stanford, Shorenstein APARC, KSP NewsNorth Korea keeps its pledge to conduct a third underground nuclear test. We ask our experts to weigh in on the detonation condemned by the White House as destabilizing. Read more »
North Korea conducts third nuclear test
KSP in the newsNorth Korea has conducted its third underground nuclear test. Shorenstein APARC Korea experts weigh in on the event, which is drawing criticism from Beijing to Washington, DC. Read more »
February 11th, 2013
Stanford law professor, security expert to lead FSI
CISAC, CDDRL, FSE, FSI Stanford, CHP/PCOR, The Europe Center, Shorenstein APARC NewsWhen Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar takes the helm of FSI in July, he'll oversee the institute's 11 research centers and programs along with a variety of undergraduate and graduate education initiatives on international affairs. His leadership will be marked by a commitment to build on FSI’s interdisciplinary approach to solving some of the world’s biggest problems. Read more »
February 8th, 2013
Stanford economist discusses future of Japan's monetary policy
Japan Studies Program in the news: Quartz on February 6, 2013The governor of the Bank of Japan, the country's central bank, recently announced he will be stepping down before his term expires. Stanford economist Takeo Hoshi spoke with Quartz on the future of Japan’s monetary policy.
SEAF welcomes new Lee Kong Chian Fellow and visiting scholar
SEAF AnnouncementSEAF is delighted to welcome two new visitors. Tim Forsyth, the current Lee Kong Chian Fellow, is a specialist in environment and development from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Dominik Müller, a visiting scholar, is a researcher with the Department of Anthropology at Goethe-University Frankfurt. Read more »
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