July 3rd, 2008

In wake of Yongbyon explosion, Sneider is still critical of deal with Pyongyang

Center's Associate Director for Research Daniel Sneider and former Pantech fellow Scott Snyder both criticize the agreement made with Kim Jong Il's government. "As always with North Korea, it's disappointing and frustrating" says Snyder.

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Taiwan should be included in joint talks about developing resources of the South China Sea says Shorenstein APARC Visiting Scholar Song Yann-huei

"Taiwan has territorial rights, sovereign rights and jurisdiction over islands in the South China Sea and the East China Sea, as well as, developmental and managerial rights to important resources in these areas," says Dr. Song "it will be difficult for the South China Sea and the East China Sea to become truly peaceful and cooperative maritime areas" if Taiwan were not included in talks about developing the resources of these areas. Read more »

June 25th, 2008

South Korean President Lee's first 100 days have seen little movement towards narrowing the divide between Korea's left and right, says Center's Director, Gi-Wook Shin

In looking back at President Lee's first 100 days, Gi-Wook Shin and a former Pantech Fellow, John Feffer, assess the issues in Korea today. "With a big margin in his victory, President Lee thought and misunderstood that he had a mandate to do whatever he wanted to do and that backfired, " says Shin. Read more »

June 24th, 2008

The quiet revolution in the Indian workforce

Shorenstein APARC senior research scholar Rafiq Dossani reflects on the revolution in higher education in India, which "has still not been understood, even within India, perhaps because of the speed of its happening." Read more »

June 12th, 2008

There are benefits to face-to-face meetings overseas, says Rafiq Dossani, Shorenstein APARC's senior research scholar

"These are big, complex countries. It takes time to get to know them. Certainly, some familiarity is better than none." Rafiq Dossani comments on HP's new China Executive in Residence Program. Read more »

May 28th, 2008

McCain's proposed North Korea policy is repeat of Bush's failed policy, says Sneider

"The policy that John McCain proposes is the policy that George W. Bush pursued--and that policy failed," says Shorenstein APARC's associate director for research Daniel Sneider tells Slate magazine in an interview. Read more »

May 23rd, 2008

Eberhart discusses Japanese corporate governance reforms

On May 14, SPRIE visiting scholar Robert Eberhart spoke about his current research assessing the effect of Japanese corporate governance reforms and the question of whether the corporate system in Japan will ultimately be converging with the Western model. Audio transcript available presentation, flyer available
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May 15th, 2008

New Beginnings: In the U.S.- South Korean Alliance

New Beginnings, a nonpartisan policy study group of former senior U.S. officials and other experts on Korea, will discuss the results of President Lee's visit and the prospects for forging a real partnership with South Korea at the World Affairs Council in San Francisco on June 3. Read more »

May 14th, 2008

POSCO NGO Fellowship Committee admitted 10 applicants for 2008 Fellowship Program

Ten 2008 POSCO NGO Fellows were selected by the Fellowship admission committee during the second POSCO NGO Fellowship Conference held on May 1 and 2 at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Read more »

Shorenstein APARC announces Alisa Jones as center's first Northeast Asia History Fellow

Shorenstein APARC is pleased to announce that Alisa Jones has been chosen as the 2008-2009 Northeast East Asia History Fellow. Read more »

May 1st, 2008

Benjamin Self chosen as Center's Takahashi Fellow in Japanese Studies

The Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center has selected Benjamin Self as the Takahashi Fellow in Japanese Studies. Read more »

April 28th, 2008

Korean NGO Activities And Perspectives For a Better World

The Second Annual POSCO NGO Fellowship Conference (part of the POSCO TJ Park NGO Fellowship Program 2008-2009) is to be held on May 1 at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

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April 25th, 2008

Michael Korver speaks on venture capital in Japan

Venture capitalist, attorney, and educator Michael Korver opened SPRIE's spring seminar series on new post-bubble patterns of entrepreneurship in Japan. Korver, a managing partner in Japan's Global Venture Capital, spoke on how he has seen venture capital evolve there in light of his own firm's experiences. Audio transcript available presentation available
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April 24th, 2008

Shin: Party is over

Gi-Wook Shin, Shortenstein APARC director, urges President Lee to start strengthening U.S.-South Korea alliance, particularly, with cooperation on ratification of FTA and North Korea policy.

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Appointment of the Inaugural Koret Fellow in Korean Studies Program

The Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center is pleased to announce that General (ret.) Byung Kwan Kim will join the Center for the 2008-2009 academic year as the first recipient of the Koret Fellowship in the Center's Korean Studies Program. Read more »

April 18th, 2008

Straub appointed associate director of Korean Studies Program

David Straub, currently a Pantech Fellow at Shorenstein APARC, has been appointed associate director of the Korean Studies Program. "David has been a tremendous asset to us with his expertise and experiences on U.S.-ROK relations," said Shorenstein APARC Director Gi-Wook Shin. "As he takes on his new role with us, he will provide important leadership to the Korean Studies Program that has been expanding fast." Read more »

April 16th, 2008

Armacost: U.S., South Korea must move past years of missteps

Shorenstein APARC Distinguished Fellow Michael Armacost discusses U.S.-South Korea ties and points out challenges ahead. "From free trade to North Korea's nuclear threat," writes Armacost in the Christian Science Monitor, "both sides must move past years of missteps." Read more »

Report of New Beginnings group advises U.S. to respond positively to South Korea's requests

The report of New Beginnings group suggests U.S. conduct comprehensive evaluation of Korean peninsula and Northeast Asian situations. Read more »

April 14th, 2008

New Beginnings group to release report on U.S.-South Korea alliance

New Beginnings, a non-partisan study group of distinguished former American senior officials and experts formed by the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center and the New York-based Korea Society, will release their report on how to revitalize the U.S.-Republic of Korea alliance on Monday, April 14, in Washington, DC., followed by a presentation in New York on April 15. 2 papers available
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April 3rd, 2008

Eggleston and colleagues receive award for research on China's dramatic pre-1980 health improvements

Official growth in Chinese life expectancy between 1950 and 1980 ranks among the most rapid in documented global history, yet virtually no study has quantitatively assessed the determinants of those longevity gains. Recently Karen Eggleston received notice of an award from Stanford's Center for Demography and Economics of Health and Aging--supported by the National Institutes of Health / National Institute of Aging--for a study entitled "Health Improvement under Mao and Its Implications for Contemporary Aging in China." Eggleston will undertake this study jointly with colleagues Grant Miller (Stanford) and Hongbin Li (Tsinghua, PRC). Read more »

April 1st, 2008

Koret gift to Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center to support Korean Studies Program

The Koret Foundation of San Francisco has approved a $300,000 gift in support of the Korean Studies Program at Stanford University. Read more »

March 28th, 2008

SPRIE Co-Director William Miller profiled on Forbes.com

While the Stanford community may know him as former provost, professor emeritus, and co-director of SPRIE, William Miller is also chair and co-founder of Redwood City's Nanostellar, a start-up using innovative methods and new technologies to dramatically increase the efficiency of catalytic converters. Read more »

March 21st, 2008

Bringing students to China helped demystify process of field research, Oi says

Stanford China Program Director Jean Oi is profiled in the Stanford Report for her role in the Center for Teaching and Learning's "Award-Winning Teachers on Teaching" lecture series. Oi, the William Haas Professor in Chinese Politics, began her March 6 talk titled "Cow Pies and Democracy: Teaching in the Field," by laughingly apologizing for her word choice. "I still can't believe I chose that title, but I think it aptly describes what I do with my students," she said. Read more »

Sneider: Cautionary lessons for U.S.-Korea relationship

Daniel Sneider, associate director for research at Shorenstein APARC, gives a few cautionary lessons on U.S.-Korea relations. Read more »

March 19th, 2008

New course on North Korea profiled in Stanford Magazine

The March/April 2008 issue of Stanford Magazine profiles a new course on North Korea taught by Robert Carlin, a Shorenstein APARC Pantech Fellow. The course, , "Media in North Korea: A Window to Plans, Perceptions and Decisions," is one of only a handful about the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) that are being taught nationwide. Although Western observers typically characterize the DPRK as an informational black hole, Carlin encourages students to look beyond the caricatures of "Dear Leader" Kim Jong-Il's elevator shoes, poufed hair, and khaki jumpsuits. "It's not a joke," Carlin says. "It's a real place." Read more »