http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/Recent news from Shorenstein APARCen-usPublic domainhttp://aparc.stanford.edu/images/feed-icon-48x48.jpghttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/60http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/1617In 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.]]>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/1617?http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/1591Shorenstein 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."]]>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/1591?http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/1561"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.]]>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/1561?http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/1550"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 %people1% tells Slate magazine in an interview.]]>Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/1550?http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/1547On 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.]]>Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/1547?http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/1539New 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.]]>Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/1539?http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/1535Ten 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.]]>Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/1535?http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/1538Shorenstein APARC is pleased to announce that Alisa Jones has been chosen as the 2008-2009 Northeast East Asia History Fellow.]]>Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/1538?http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/1524The Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center has selected Benjamin Self as the Takahashi Fellow in Japanese Studies.]]>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/1524?http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/1517The Second Annual POSCO NGO Fellowship Conference to be held on May 1 at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada]]>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/1517?http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/1516Venture 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.]]>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/1516?http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/1513The 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.]]>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/1513?http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/1511%people1%, 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.]]>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/1511?http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/1500David 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."]]>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/1500?http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/1495The report of New Beginnings group suggests U.S. conduct comprehensive evaluation of Korean peninsula and Northeast Asian situations.]]>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/1495?