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Teams roll out for second annual Sushi Hackathon

Stanford APARC @aparc.stanford.edu · 2d

🍣 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.

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The Stanford Daily | Breaking news from the Farm since 1892 @stanforddaily.com.web.brid.gy · 3d

Sixteen teams competed in pursuit of a $30,000 grand prize to devise innovative artificial intelligence solutions to issues in the fishing industry. The post Teams roll out for second annual Sushi Hackathon appeared first on The Stanford Daily.

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Stanford APARC @aparc.stanford.edu · 5d

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.

Global Development Finance Cooperation: Current Issues and Implications for

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Stanford APARC @aparc.stanford.edu · 5d

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

Stanford APARC @aparc.stanford.edu · 6d

🍣 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 ⤵️

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AI is reshaping childhood in China

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Charles Mok @charlesmok.bsky.social · 7d

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.
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Government support and tech companies’ drive for profit fuel a rush to integrate AI tools, from robot tutors to chatbots, in education and caretaking.

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Stanford APARC @aparc.stanford.edu · 6d

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
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Subscription Models for High-Value, High-Cost Medicines: Lessons Learned

Frontiers in Sociology: From Korea, Takeaways for the World

Stanford APARC @aparc.stanford.edu · 7d

"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

At the 4th International Conference on the Sociology of Korea, a cross-generational community of scholars gathered at Stanford to examine how Korea’s fast-changing society illuminates shared…

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Stanford APARC @aparc.stanford.edu · 8d

#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

Asia Health Policy Postdoctoral Fellowship

2025 Shorenstein Journalism Award: Netra News' Tasneem Khalil on Defending

Stanford APARC @aparc.stanford.edu · 9d

❗ 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.

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Stanford APARC @aparc.stanford.edu · 12d

🍣 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 ⤵️
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Unlocking Korean Market Value

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Stanford APARC @aparc.stanford.edu · 13d

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

Institutional Investor–Driven Governance Reform and the Resolution of the Korea Discount

The Political Economy of Global Stock Exchange Competition

Stanford APARC @aparc.stanford.edu · 15d

The recent saga of fast-fashion retailer Shein illustrates the new dynamics of governments' shaping access to capital markets in light of geopolitical tensions and policies unrelated to investor protection.

📄 Read an overview via Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance > buff.ly/NvSVKdw

Introduction Conventional accounts of the rivalry among global stock exchanges emphasize regulatory competition to attract initial public offerings ...

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Stanford APARC @aparc.stanford.edu · 15d

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.

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Cover and first page of the paper "The Political Economy of Global Stock Exchange Competition."

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Stanford APARC @aparc.stanford.edu · 15d

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

Where Medicine Meets Society: Richard Liang’s Quest to Advance

Spanning medicine, public health, and East Asian studies, Richard Liang’s rare academic path at Stanford has fueled collaborations that bridge research and policy across borders and disciplines

The Highest Exam: How the Gaokao Shapes China

Stanford APARC @aparc.stanford.edu · 16d

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.

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Flyer for the 2025 Shorenstein Journalism Award, featuring Tasneem Khalil, William Dobson, Elore Shehabuddin, and James Hamilton.

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Stanford APARC @aparc.stanford.edu · 19d

📣 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

Call for applications for APARC's Taiwan Program Visiting Fellowship. Photo: Stanford Quad.

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FSI Stanford @fsi.stanford.edu · 20d

Every year, the gaokao test determines the future of millions of students and their families in China.
Read more in a special brief from the Stanford Center on China's Economy and Institutions about how the test impacts lives, the economy, and culture in China and abroad.
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Stanford Center on China’s Economy and Institutions is a joint effort of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.

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Where Medicine Meets Society: Richard Liang’s Quest to Advance

Stanford APARC @aparc.stanford.edu · 20d

🌏 @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social MD-PhD + East Asian Studies MA student Richard Liang has studied diabetes in Korea, maternal health in Japan, and mental health in China. His unique journey unites researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to improve health in East Asia and beyond. buff.ly/duWgXzO

Spanning medicine, public health, and East Asian studies, Richard Liang’s rare academic path at Stanford has fueled collaborations that bridge research and policy across borders and disciplines

Lawless State Capitalism Is No Answer to China’s Rise

Stanford APARC @aparc.stanford.edu · 21d

Writing in @projectsyndicate.bsky.social, @law.stanford.edu's Curtis Milhaupt, APARC faculty affiliate, and @gould.usc.edu's Angela Zhang warn that the Trump administration's interventions in private industry in the name of competing with China risk high costs for U.S. dynamism. prosyn.org/YiAz9QE

Curtis J. Milhaupt & Angela Huyue Zhang explain why the US administration's legally dubious interventions into private markets are unlikely to end well.

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Stanford APARC @aparc.stanford.edu · 21d

#AcademicJob | APARC Japan Program's 2026-27 Postdoctoral Fellowship invites applications from junior scholars researching contemporary Japan in multiple disciplines, including political science, economics, sociology, law, policy studies, and intl' relations. Apply by Dec 1! stanford.io/3Y4YReO

Japan Program Postdoctoral Fellowship