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12 Feb 2026
Going Plant-forward in China
Our PhD candidate Gina Song Lopez has recently published her article titled “Going Plant-Forward? Dietary Publics and Plant-Based Lifestyle Advocacy in Contemporary China” in Asian...
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10 Feb 2026
Tabita Rosendal was interviewed for France 24 about Panama’s decision to revoke CK Hutchison’s port concessions in Balboa and Cristobal
Panama's decision exemplifies increasing pressure exerted by the US on Latin American countries, and could spell trouble for Beijing's strategic interests in the region
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2 Feb 2026
The Centre announces 1 fully funded PhD position in East and South-East Asian Studies.
East and South-East Asian Studies is an interdisciplinary subject that focuses on contemporary phenomena and processes in the region as a whole as well as in individual countries. ...
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27 Jan 2026
Chontida Auikool has received her doctorate degree
On Tuesday, 27 January, Chontida Auikool successfully defended her dissertation "Aceh Chinese Negotiated Belonging: Memory, Place, and Identity"
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26 Jan 2026
Modalities of Bureaucratic Violence: Bordering via Civil Documentation in Myanmar
New article by Elizabeth Rhoads, co-authored with Natalie Brinham, Kathy Win, and Nan Tinilar Win
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21 Jan 2026
Introducing our first NEST Scholar: Dr. Minyoung Kim
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Minyoung Kim, who will contribute to Korean Studies teaching and research at the Centre.
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9 Jan 2026
Ming Gao and Tabita Rosendal have published an article in The Conversation about China's durian diplomacy
China's relationship with durian has transformed dramatically, offering opportunities and challenges for Southeast Asian countries
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7 Jan 2026
Two new episodes of the Nordic Asia Podcast
Interested to learn more about Kyoto? Listen to two podcasts hosted by Julia Olsson, PhD candidate at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies.
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16 Dec 2025
Astrid Norén-Nilsson discusses the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict on France 24
"The Debate" on "Cambodia-Thailand border conflict: Why the escalation despite Trump-brokered deal?
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26 Nov 2025
Two new episodes of the Nordic Asia podcast
Interested to learn more about AI and jounalism in China and music and Mongolian identity? Listen to two PhD projects hosted by Ning Ao, PhD candidate at the Centre for East and ...
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17 Nov 2025
New publication: Special Focus section in SOJOURN on the Local Impacts of Covid-19 in Cambodia
Astrid Norén-Nilsson has co-edited a special focus section in the Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia (SOJOURN) on the local impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic in Cambodia.
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14 Oct 2025
Call for Applications: Early-Career Visiting Scholar in Korean Studies
The Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies at Lund University is pleased to announce the launch of the NEST (Nordic–Lund Emerging Scholars Teaching Program in Korean Studies)...
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3 Oct 2025
“Going Vegan” in Taiwan: Animal Liberation and Climate Activism
Gina Song Lopez has published an article in the International Journal of Taiwan Studies examining the development of a ‘new’ vegan movement in Taiwan over the past decade.
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1 Oct 2025
Call for Papers - Asia in Focus issue no 12
We are happy to announce a call for papers for the next issue of the Asia in Focus journal—published by the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University—with a pla...
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25 Sep 2025
Asia in Focus Issue no. 11 is out now!
The latest issue of Asia in Focus - issue no. 11 has just been published. This issue features three thought-provoking articles on anti-cult measures, student protests, and shadow e...
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28 Aug 2025
New publication: Seeing the glass half full amid Japan’s vacant housing crisis
Julia Olsson has published an article in East Asia Forum on how Japan has been tackling its vacant housing problem through policy reforms and awareness campaigns, offering lessons ...
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12 Jun 2025
South Korea is finally reckoning with its decades-long foreign adoption scandal
Youngeun Koo writes for The Conversation on Korean-Swedish international adoption history.
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4 Jun 2025
Tabita Rosendal has received her doctorate degree
On Tuesday, 3 June, Tabita Rosendal successfully defended her dissertation "Fragmented Power: The Reception of China's Foreign Policy Strategies in Sri Lanka."