🌏 In Manila on November 10-11? Join us for the 2025 Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue: Sustainable Cities and Communities! #TPSD2025 gathers scientists, social science researchers, policymakers, industry experts, and emerging leaders to accelerate progress on #SDG11. 👉 stanford.io/4o8hIQI

Theara Thun, our Lee Kong Chian NUS-Stanford fellow on Southeast Asia, is studying how Cambodia’s universities have transformed following the destruction of the entire educational system during the Khmer Rouge regime. Learn about his findings ⬇️

How can Southeast Asia claim its place on the world stage? Entrepreneur and educator Gita Wirjawan, a visiting scholar with @stanfordenergy.bsky.social and former minister of trade of Indonesia, outlines a roadmap. 📽️ Watch his book talk: youtu.be/JNgZqJsB9EY 🗞️ Read more: stanford.io/3Ll73Uo

Asia scholars, only a month left to apply for APARC’s postdoctoral fellowships – don't miss the Dec 1 due date! We also offer visiting fellowships, which continue to accept applications till March 1, 2026. The appointments for all open positions begin in fall 2026. Learn more👇 stanford.io/4mS1bj8

In his new book, @stanfordenergy.bsky.social's Gita Wirjawan – entrepreneur, educator, and former Minister of Trade of Indonesia – outlines a roadmap for Southeast Asia to unlock its untapped potential. We were delighted to host Gita for a book talk. Watch the discussion 📹

Nov 5 @ noon | How do households’ child-rearing opportunities influence entrepreneurial choices? Hear National Tsing Hua University's Po-Hsuan Hsu on how the unintended consequences of China’s nationwide two-child policy affect the likelihood of entrepreneurial participation.

🎥 'The Making of a Japanese,' the latest documentary by filmmaker Ema Ryan Yamazaki, is a moving exploration of identity, education, and the tension between individuality and collective values. Watch Yamazaki discuss the film with our Japan Program Fellow, Katherine Monahan.

🏙️ Join APARC and the Ban Ki-moon Foundation for a Better Future for the fourth annual Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue: Sustainable Cities and Communities! 🗓️ November 10-11 📍 Manila, Republic of the Philippines 👉 View the program agenda and register: stanford.io/4o8hIQI

Read The Stanford Daily's coverage of our China Program's screening of 'The Six' and discussion with film co-creator and lead researcher Steven Schwankert, shedding light on the little-known stories of the six Chinese survivors of the Titanic and issues of race, immigration, and forgotten history.

Japan's new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, just signed a rare-earth minerals deal and a pledge to a new "golden age" of U.S.-Japan relations with President Trump. On @wbur.org's Here & Now, APARC's Kiyoteru Tsutsui explains Takaichi's rise and what's next for Japan. Listen ⬇️

Japan has appointed its first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi. @aparc.stanford.edu Director Kiyoteru Tsutsui discusses Takaichi’s background and rise to power, her cabinet choices, and what they signal for Japan's future. Watch it here ↘️ ow.ly/A3U650XiGV7

🇯🇵 In a new interview Stanford sociologist and APARC director Kiyoteru Tsutsui discusses Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s background and rise to power, her cabinet choices, and what they signal for Japan's future. Watch the full interview to get his analysis on where Japan is headed ⤵️

🎧 LISTEN | On the latest episode of The General & the Journalist podcast from @thetimes.com, Center Fellow Oriana Skylar Mastro explains how China might seek to compel Taiwan's reunification with the mainland and what a U.S. military response could look like.

Monday, Oct 27 @ noon | Theara Thun, our Lee Kong Chian NUS-Stanford Fellow on Southeast Asia, explores how Cambodia’s universities transformed after the period of the Khmer Rouge regime, highlighting the roles of public protest, state intervention, transnational disputes, & more.

📽️ WATCH | A year+ after Sheikh Hasina's authoritarian government fell, Bangladesh’s media and people still bear the muscle memory of censorship and fear. Tasneem Khalil, editor‑in‑chief of @netranews.bsky.social, winner of the 2025 Shorenstein Journalism Award, calls for unlearning.

📈 Nov 4 @ noon PT | Join us for a seminar with Hsiao-Hui Lee, professor of management systems at National Chengchi University, as she examines how global trade and credit flows drive co-movement in Taiwan's economy and how the country weathers recent trade shocks. Register ⤵️ buff.ly/1YXrgeL

How can we ensure that AI serves the public good rather than exacerbating societal fractures? @audreyt.org, Taiwan’s Cyber Ambassador-at-large, advocates for using AI to build pluralistic systems that strengthen civic care and trust. Watch Tang speak at the 2025 Sushi Hackathon ⬇️

📕 Book talk spotlight | Southeast Asia has what it takes to lead on the world stage, yet it remains overlooked. In his new book, @stanfordenergy.bsky.social's Gita Wirjawan, Indonesia's former Minister of Trade, outlines a roadmap for the region to unlock its untapped potential.

🗓️ Nov 3 @ 12 p.m. PT | How has Taiwan’s Universal Health Coverage evolved over three decades? Join Dr. Hongjen Chang of YFY Biotech Management Co. for an in-depth analysis of its achievements and ongoing challenges. Register today ⤵️

👋 Welcome to the 2025-26 cohort of APARC's Global Affiliates Program! Each year, our global affiliate fellows immerse themselves in our center and Stanford's academic and social life, contribute to our community, and gain exposure to Silicon Valley’s entrepreneurial energy. buff.ly/QdZc74s

📽️ Join APARC's Japan Program for a screening of the documentary The Making of a Japanese, which offers a compelling examination of Japanese education, followed by a conversation with award-winning filmmaker Ema Ryan Yamazaki. 🗓️ Oct 24, noon-2:30 p.m. 👇

WATCH | 2025 Shorenstein Journalism Award: @netranews.bsky.social's Tasneem Khalil on Defending Democracy in Bangladesh. APARC honors Netra News for championing accountability journalism at its purest: reporting that confronts power and demands justice.

🗓️ Oct 27, 12-1:30 p.m. PT | Join Theara Thun, our Lee Kong Chian NUS-Stanford Fellow, on campus for a discussion on post-war education reconstruction in Cambodia, examining how education became a site of protest, state intervention, and transnational negotiation. Register today ⤵️

📽️ Join APARC's China Program, Stanford's Department of Art & Art History, and the Center for East Asian Studies for a screening of the award-winning documentary The Six and a discussion with film co-creator and lead researcher Steven Schwankert. 🗓️ Oct 21, 5:30-7:30 p.m. 👉 Register: buff.ly/fjiCRaq

💡 Scholar Spotlight | As leadership in setting global technology standards has become a hallmark of geopolitical power, research by APARC Postdoctoral Fellow Yingqiu Kuang reveals how China and other East Asian states are reshaping governance of critical tech and the digital order.

📣 Calling Asia scholars! APARC invites applications for multiple postdoctoral fellowships and visiting scholar positions, supporting research on contemporary Asia in a broad range of disciplines. Appointments begin in fall quarter 2026. Learn more and join us ⬇️

📕 Tomorrow, Oct 14 @ 1PM (doors open 12:30) | Gita Wirjawan, former Minister of Trade of Indonesia, visiting scholar with @stanforddoerr.bsky.social's Precourt Institute for Energy, and host of the “Endgame” podcast, discusses his new book, What It Takes Southeast Asia. Join us! stanford.io/46JMpFF

📣 Job opening at APARC! We're hiring a Finance Manager to join our team. This position plays a vital role in overseeing the center's financial day-to-day operations, planning, and forecasting activities. Learn more and let us hear from you > aparc.fsi.stanford.edu/jobs

"What is going on in South Korea is often a precursor of what happens elsewhere in the world," says Sojung Lim, an attendee at the 4th International Conference on the Sociology of Korea, hosted this year by @aparc.stanford.edu at @Stanford. ow.ly/BH4a50X4KLm

The first Green Revolution averted mass famine, but at great environmental cost. APARC Visiting Scholar Sungsup Ra and @adb.org's Fook Yen Chong outline 7 compelling reasons why investing in agricultural education to propel a Green Revolution 2.0 is a global necessity. Via DevAsia ⬇️

🗓️ Oct 21 @ 12 p.m. PT | Can promoting the rule of law ever backfire? Join Weitseng Chen of the National University of Singapore as he discusses the cases of Taiwan, South Korea & China and examines how foreign legal aid meant for democratization can reinforce power. Reserve your spot today ⤵️

📕 Oct 14 @ 12:30 PM PT | Gita Wirjawan, former Minister of Trade of Indonesia, visiting scholar with @stanforddoerr.bsky.social's Precourt Institute for Energy, and host of the “Endgame” podcast, discusses his new book, What It Takes Southeast Asia. Join us! stanford.io/46JMpFF

As the world’s health systems face complex and interconnected challenges, @aparc.stanford.edu visiting scholar Sung Sup Ra has five suggestions for reforms he believes will help build and bolster global resilience. fsi.stanford.edu/news/global-...

We were delighted to honor @netranews.bsky.social, recipient of the 2025 Shorenstein Journalism Award, for its fearless journalism and efforts to defend democracy and freedoms in Bangladesh. Congratulations as well to Founding Editor-in-Chief Tasneem Khalil. Stay tuned for event highlights!

Tmrw, Oct7 @ noon! Don't miss Tasneem Khalil, chief editor of our 2025 Shorenstein Journalism Award winner @netranews.bsky.social, in convo on defending democracy in Bangladesh, press freedom, & youth movements in Asia, w/ William Dobson, James Hamilton, & Elora Shehabuddin. ✅ stanford.io/46gJuE6

🍣 Big thanks to The Stanford Daily for covering our Oct 3 Sushi Hackathon, where 16 teams served up fresh AI solutions for sustainable and productive fishing. In the words of @audreyt.org, let’s trade “polarization per minute” for “public, portable, and pluralistic” progress in AI. Read ⤵️

How can South Korea, a rising donor in the evolving aid landscape, reshape global development finance amid climate, health, and food crises? Join APARC Visiting Scholar Sung Sup Ra on Oct 10 to discuss timely issues in global development finance & Korea’s potential to reimagine aid.

The conventional view of global stock exchange rivalry as a “race to the bottom” misses today’s deeper shifts, esp. the politicization of public capital markets, argues @law.stanford.edu/APARC's Curtis Milhaupt in a co-authored paper. The Shein listing saga reflects the new dynamics. buff.ly/VonN5IN

🍣 Sushi Hackathon, tomorrow, Oct 3 @ 1 pm PT | Hear from @audreyt.org, Taiwan’s Cyber Ambassador-at-large, about ethical AI for societal good, and join her fireside conversation with @stanfordenergy.bsky.social Visiting Scholar Gita Wirjawan. Co-sponsored by GDX Ltd. & SMBC ⤵️

AI is reshaping childhood in China Government support and tech companies’ drive for profit fuel a rush to integrate AI tools, from robot tutors to chatbots, in education and caretaking. restofworld.org/2025/ai-chin...

How can we make life-saving but costly medicines accessible? Hear from @buquestrom.bsky.social's Rena Conti as she shares lessons from the U.S. experience of implementing subscription models for high-value, high-cost direct-acting anti-hepatitis C virus drugs. 🗓️ Oct 9, noon PT stanford.io/42YTz6u

"The sociology of Korea is not just another case study. It is the sociology of the world.” The 4th Intl' Conference on the Sociology of Korea, hosted by our Korea Program, examined issues such as demographic changes, shifts in family structures, and migration, and lessons for other economies

#AcademicJob | APARC Asia Health Policy Program's 2026-27 Postdoctoral Fellowship invites applications from junior scholars researching contemporary health or healthcare policy of high relevance to low- and middle-income countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Apply by Dec 1! stanford.io/4eseeUy

❗ A week away! Don't miss Tasneem Khalil, chief editor of our 2025 Shorenstein Journalism Award winner @netranews.bsky.social, in convo on reporting under censorship, democracy in Bangladesh, & youth movements in Asia, w/ William Dobson, James Hamilton, & Elora Shehabuddin. ✅ stanford.io/46gJuE6

🍣 Oct 3 @ 1 pm PT | Explore how #AI can boost sustainability in Japan’s fisheries industry. Featuring a keynote by @audreyt.org on ethical AI + fireside chat w/ @stanfordenergy.bsky.social visiting scholar Gita Wirjawan. Co-sponsored by GDX Ltd. & SMBC ⤵️ aparc.fsi.stanford.edu/events/sushi...

Why are Korean stocks so chronically undervalued? In a new APARC working paper, You Jung Lee (Korea Economic Daily) examines the “Korea discount,” linking weak corporate governance and chaebol dominance to poor performance, outlining reforms that could unlock market valuations. stanford.io/4mzkehc

In a European Corporate Governance Institute paper, @law.stanford.edu/ APARC's Curtis Milhaupt & University of Hamburg's Wolf-Georg Ringe argue that global stock exchanges, moving beyond regulatory competition for IPOs, have become sites of economic and geopolitical contestation. 🗞️ buff.ly/5zq48xX

Richard Liang, a @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social MD-PhD & East Asian Studies MA student researcher, is bridging biomedical + social sciences, collaborating w/ partners in Northeast Asia & elsewhere on a quest to advance population health & well-being. Read about his Stanford journey ⬇️ buff.ly/duWgXzO

Oct 7 @ noon | Don't miss Tasneem Khalil, chief editor of our 2025 Shorenstein Journalism Award winner @netranews.bsky.social, as he discusses reporting under censorship and defending democracy in Bangladesh, with experts William Dobson, James Hamilton, and Elora Shehabuddin. ✅ stanford.io/46gJuE6

📣 APARC's Taiwan Program invites applications for its 2026-27 visiting fellowship. The interdisciplinary research focus is on issues related to addressing Taiwan's economic, social, tech, and institutional adaptation challenges and opportunities. Learn more, share, and apply: stanford.io/3Brn8Tt