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Circular Carescapes in South Korea: The Migration–Care–Policy Circuit Developed During Urbanisation and Globalisation 韩国的循环看护景观：城市化和全球化过程中形成的移民-看护-政策循环

IF 1.5 3区社会学

Asia Pacific Viewpoint Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1111/apv.70017

Junyoung Park, HaeRan Shin

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Aspirations-Capabilities of School-to-Work Transition in a Migratory Context: A Case of Thai Tertiary-Level Migrants in Taiwan 移民背景下求学-工作转型的愿望-能力：以泰国高等教育移民在台湾为例

IF 1.5 3区社会学

Asia Pacific Viewpoint Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-28 DOI: 10.1111/apv.70012

Pakorn Phalapong

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Critical ‘Outsider’ Reflections on Research-Initiated Pacific Partner Engagement 对研究发起的太平洋伙伴参与的关键“局外人”反思

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Asia Pacific Viewpoint Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-25 DOI: 10.1111/apv.70011

Ross Westoby, Susanne Becken, Christopher Fleming

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The Covid-19 Pandemic and Pre-Existing Migration Infrastructures: Differentiated Impacts on Nepali Migrants in Japan 2019冠状病毒病大流行和已有的移民基础设施：对日本尼泊尔移民的不同影响

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Asia Pacific Viewpoint Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-14 DOI: 10.1111/apv.70032

Ramesh Sunam, Dinesh Prasad Ratala Joshi, Indu Dhungana, Tula Raj Sunuwar

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The Mobility Politics of Hong Kong's High-Speed Rail 香港高铁的流动性政治

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Asia Pacific Viewpoint Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-22 DOI: 10.1111/apv.70014

Benjamin Lucca Iaquinto

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Public Service Inclusivity and Economic Empowerment of Migrants: Evidence From Chinese Cities 公共服务包容性与流动人口经济赋权：来自中国城市的证据

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Asia Pacific Viewpoint Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-24 DOI: 10.1111/apv.70018

Lanxin Zhang, Yanping Pu

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The Impact of Customary Land Rights Conversion on Local Communities and Economic Development in Bali 习惯土地权利转换对巴厘岛当地社区和经济发展的影响

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Asia Pacific Viewpoint Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-20 DOI: 10.1111/apv.70024

Abdul Rahman Hamid, Siti Hafsah Zulkarnain, Martini Anwar, Suyuti Suyuti, Cheah Chan Fatt

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Socioeconomic Adaptation Through Ethnic Business: Chinese Migrant Ethnoburb Formation in Nishi-Kawaguchi, Japan 民族企业的社会经济适应：日本西川口华人移民族群的形成

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Asia Pacific Viewpoint Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-23 DOI: 10.1111/apv.70016

Hiroya Takamatsu

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Towards a Just Coastal Transition: The Mixed Success of Livelihood Diversification and ‘Bouncing Back’ Among Seaweed Farmers in Sorsogon Province, the Philippines 迈向公平的沿海转型：菲律宾索索贡省海藻养殖户生计多样化和“反弹”的成败参半

IF 1.5 3区社会学

Asia Pacific Viewpoint Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-29 DOI: 10.1111/apv.70021

Richard V. Dumilag, Edo Andriesse

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Vietnam's Resilient Diplomacy: Navigating Global Shifts in the Post-COVID Era 越南的弹性外交：应对后covid时代的全球变化

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Asia Pacific Viewpoint Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-06 DOI: 10.1111/apv.70031

Nguyễn Anh Cường

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