Reading an Election Through Its Media: Bangladesh’s 2026 Vote
Analysing 1,423 news articles from 14 outlets, a new study traces how pre-election media coverage foreshadowed the outcome of Bangladesh’s first national vote since the 2024 uprising.
News
News & Announcements
The latest from APSIRI — announcements, research updates, events, and calls for collaboration.
Education
What Makes Workplace Learning Work? Three Pillars for Vocational Students
A survey of 385 vocational students in Shanghai finds that workplace learning rests on three measurable pillars — supervisor support, peer support, and reflective practice.
Education
Teaching Students to Reason, Not Just to Cite: A Writing Framework for the Classroom
Many student essays stack up evidence without ever explaining why it matters. A new study explores adapting the Claim–Evidence–Reasoning framework to high school English writing.
Technology
Faster Isn’t Healthier: How AI Is Reshaping Digital Marketplaces
When generative AI lets online sellers launch and pivot faster than ever, does the marketplace get healthier — or quietly hollow out? A new agent-based model warns of “zombie markets.”
Politics
When a Movement Turns Inward: A New Theory of Power Inside Collective Struggle
A new study argues that collective struggles are not only fights against an outside adversary — they are themselves fields of power, generating their own hierarchies, exclusions, and authority.
Sustainability
Assessing the Health of Qinghai Lake and Its Wetlands
An investigation by Zesheng Xian and Shufen Chen analyses the water-environment status of Qinghai Lake and its surrounding wetlands, providing evidence for conservation and governance.
Technology
From “Correct” to “Great” — Translators in the Age of AI
A study led by Ling Zou, with Jingjing Zhao and Ruolan Lai, compares translations by ChatGPT, DeepSeek, and human translators, and explores the digital intelligence literacy translators now need.
Announcement
APSIRI Launches Its New Official Website
A redesigned bilingual platform brings together APSIRI’s research themes, publishing, and collaboration in one place.
Youth
What Makes Young Talent Choose to Stay
A study by Ping Lin and Kim Jae-Wook investigates the factors that shape overseas-educated young talent’s intention to stay and build their careers in Shandong.
Technology
From Digital Twin to Digital Cognition in Smart Manufacturing
A study led by Xiaole Ruan and colleagues proposes a multilevel model of algorithmic intelligence, charting a path from digital twins toward genuine digital cognition in manufacturing.
Publishing
APSIRI Expands Its Academic Publishing Initiatives in the Asia-Pacific
The Institute is strengthening open, peer-reviewed scholarship through its journal and knowledge-sharing platforms.
Culture
Reimagining Ancient Aesthetics on the Modern Screen
A study by Zhehao Yan and Yueteng Li analyses the cross-cultural reconstruction of Shang dynasty aesthetics in the film Creation of the Gods I, through film and translation aesthetics.
Literature
A Psychoanalytic Reading of Growing Up in The Catcher in the Rye
A study by researcher Yao Huang reads Holden Caulfield’s psychological maturation through a Freudian tripartite perspective, showing how classical theory illuminates literary character.
Collaboration
Call for Collaboration: Social Innovation and Sustainable Development Projects
APSIRI invites universities, NGOs, foundations, and practitioners to collaborate on social-innovation projects.
Education
Understanding Teacher Burnout in Vocational Education
A thematic synthesis led by Zhenzhen Zhang and Mohd Hazwan Mohd Puad draws together the evidence on teacher burnout in China’s technical and vocational education.
Publishing
Journal of Advances in Social Sciences Opens for International Submissions
JASS welcomes original, peer-reviewed research from scholars across the Asia-Pacific and beyond.
Technology
How AI Helps Entrepreneurs See Opportunities Others Miss
A multiple case study by researcher Xiaoping Wang, set in a Chinese science park, examines how artificial intelligence augments entrepreneurs’ ability to recognise opportunities.
Youth
Emotional Intelligence and the Path from School to Work for Rural Students
A case study led by Zhenzhen Zhang and Mohd Hazwan Mohd Puad examines how emotional intelligence shapes career readiness among rural vocational students during mandatory internships.
Society
The Resilience Paradox — When Demanding Strength Creates Fragility
A study by Xingzhong Lu and Junjiang Jin theorizes how externally imposed demands for resilience on individuals can paradoxically generate systemic fragility.
Research
APSIRI Introduces Research Themes on Youth, Education, and Sustainable Development
The Institute outlines research themes spanning social innovation, youth, education, and digital governance.
Education
Beyond Method — Rethinking English Teaching in Hainan’s Schools
A study by Wenjie Wang and Lvye Xie applies post-method pedagogy to middle school English education in Hainan, foregrounding context, teacher judgement, and local conditions.
Regional
Building an Asia-Pacific Knowledge Network for Social Innovation
APSIRI aims to connect researchers, institutions, and practitioners across the region through an open knowledge network.
Arts
The Dialogue of “Black” and “Color” in Lacquer Art and Painted Sculpture
A study led by Ziyi Meng, with Xianjie Zhao and Yiran Wang, explores the dialectical relationship between the “black” of lacquer art and the “colors” of painted sculpture.
Technology
When Generative AI Makes Us Think Alike — Homogenization in Entrepreneurship Education
A study led by Hongyi Huo, with Faiq Aziz and Mageswari Kunasegaran, investigates how widespread use of generative AI may narrow the diversity of ideas in entrepreneurship education.
Community
APSIRI Welcomes Scholars and Practitioners to Contribute Research Insights
The Institute invites contributions of research notes and field insights from across the region.
Education
How Learners Really Experience Mobile-Assisted Vocabulary Learning
A qualitative study by Haiping Duan and Zhe Li listens to English majors’ own accounts of using mobile tools for deep vocabulary development.
Translation
Translating Place — Eco-Translatology and the Image of Kulangsu
A study by Yucheng Li and Zhongqiang Ma uses the case of Kulangsu to examine how the English translation of tourist-site introductions shapes cross-cultural understanding.
Editorial
New Editorial Direction: Connecting Academic Research with Social Impact
APSIRI sets an editorial direction that links rigorous scholarship with real-world social impact.
Culture
Bringing Liu Wansu’s Theory of Fire-Heat into Modern Clinical Practice
A study led by Yifan Qi and colleagues revisits the classical theory of Fire-Heat, examining how a centuries-old framework can inform contemporary medicine.
Psychology
Reframing Student Mental Health through Positive Psychology
A study by researcher Zhang Wenhui argues for shifting student mental health education from preventing distress toward cultivating strengths, resilience, and positive capacities.
Education
Designing Multi-Interactive College English Teaching for the Information Age
A study by researcher Shao Xiudong proposes a multi-interactive model for college English teaching, using information technology to deepen engagement between teachers, students, and content.
Education
Sustaining Lifelong Learning for Nursing Professionals in AI-Enhanced Care
A theoretical study led by Lin Yan and colleagues sets out the conditions under which nursing professionals can keep learning as artificial intelligence transforms clinical practice.
Management
How Tourism Enterprises Are Reinventing Themselves in the “Internet Plus” Era
A new study led by researcher Yu Shanshan maps how tourism enterprises rebuild their management strategies through digital integration, online–offline collaboration, and consumer co-creation.