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Yunxi Wu

  • International Office
  • Lecturer
Last Updated :2026/06/24

Researcher Information

Research funding number

  • 20983000

ORCID ID

J-Global ID

Research Interests

  • Transnational agricultural investment activities, Agricultural and rural development, Small- and medium-scale agricultural investment, Central Highlands of Vietnam   

Research Areas

  • Humanities & social sciences / Local studies / Development Studies, Rural Dynamics

Academic & Professional Experience

  • 2024/07 - Today  Kagawa UniversityInternational OfficeLecturer
  • 2024/05 - 2024/06  The University of TokyoThe East Asia Liberal Arts InitiativeProgram-specific Assistant Professor
  • 2022/12 - 2024/03  Kyoto UniversityThe Center for Southeast Asian Studies,Postdoc

Education

  • 2018/04 - 2022/09  Kyoto University  Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies  Division of Global Area Studies
  • 2016/02 - 2018/02  National Taiwan University  Department of Geography
  • 2011/09 - 2015/06  Sun Yat-sen University  School of International Studies

Association Memberships

  • Regional Studies Association   Asian Association for Environmental History   Royal Geographical Society   The Agricultural Economics Society of Japan   American Association of Geographers   Association for Asian Studies   The Japan Society for International Development   

Published Papers

  • Why foreign MSMEs spontaneously promote CSR: A case of the oolong tea industry in Vietnam
    Yunxi Wu
    Kyoto Review (36) 2023/11
  • Development of Oolong Tea Industry in Vietnam: Focusing on Its Linkage with Taiwan
    Yunxi Wu
    2023/09
  • Social Space Evolution Process under the Impact of Tourism Development
    Yunxi Wu
    2018/02 [Refereed]

Conference Activities & Talks

  • Embedded Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Micro-FDI, Governance, and Inclusive Rural Development in Vietnam  [Invited]
    Yunxi Wu
    Triple Helix Conference  2025/10
  • Foreign Investment as a Driver of Divergence? Labor, Ethnicity, and Unequal Integration in Rural Vietnam’s Tea Sector  [Invited]
    Yunxi Wu
    Regional Studies Association Latin America Conference  2025/10
  • Impacts of Transnational Agricultural Standards on Local Pesticide Use: Insights from Vietnam's Central Highlands  [Invited]
    Yunxi Wu
    The First Biennial Conference of the Asian Association for Environmental History  2025/09
  • How FDI Drives Ethnic Inclusion and Community-Led Development – Evidence from the Taiwanese Oolong Tea Industry in Rural Vietnam  [Invited]
    Yunxi Wu
    Annual International Conference of Royal Geographical Society 2025  2025/08
  • Capital, Migration, and (Re)Territorialization: Reconfiguring Borders Across East and Southeast Asia  [Invited]
    Ben, Fan; Hsiu-hua Shen; Miriam Jaehn; Yunxi Wu; Kisho Tsuchiya
    AAS-in-ASIA  2025/06
  • Transborder Transfer and Local Embeddedness: Business Operations and Adaptation Strategies of Taiwanese Enterprises in Vietnam’s Oolong Tea Industry  [Invited]
    Yunxi Wu
    Taiwanese Business Development Workshop: Transnational Transfer and Local Embeddedness  2025/05
  • Migration and the Diasporic Logic of Global Taiwan and Global China: A Comparative Lens from Southeast Asia  [Invited]
    Yunxi Wu; Fan Ben; Yang Zhan; Hsiu-hua Shen
    AAS-in-Asia  2024/07
  • Adaptation Strategies for Small-Scale Multinational Agricultural Investors: A Case Study of the Taiwanese Oolong Tea Industry in the Central Highlands of Vietnam  [Invited]
    Yunxi Wu
    The 11th Annual Meeting of the Chinese Association for Southeast Asian Studies  2024/04
  • Dynamics of Rural Migration and Inter-Ethnic Disparities in Post-Cash Crop Boom Periods: A Case Study of the Oolong Tea Industry in Vietnam's Central Highlands  [Invited]
    Wu Yunxi
    Annual Meeting of American Association of Geographers 2024  2024/04
  • Mitigating or Exacerbating Marginality? The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Indigenous Highlanders in Vietnam’s Post-Cash Crop Boom Era
    Wu Yunxi
    47th Southeast Asian Seminar  2023/12
  • Rural Transitions in Migration and Inter-Ethnic Shifts during the Post-Cash Crop Boom: A Case of the Taiwanese-Introduced Oolong Tea Industry in Vietnam's Central Highlands  [Invited]
    Yunxi Wu
    The 34th JASID Annual Conference  2023/11
  • Local Resilience in agricultural globalization: A Study of the Oolong Tea Industry in Vietnam  [Invited]
    Yunxi Wu
    The 24th JASID Spring Conference  2023/06
  • Local Resilience in agricultural globalization: a study of the Oolong Tea industry in Vietnam  [Invited]
    Yunxi Wu
    CSEAS-KASEAS Joint Seminar  2023/05
  • Positive rebellion: Insights from the Vietnamese oolong tea entrepreneurs  [Not invited]
    Yunxi Wu
    International Workshop titled "Changing landscapes and livelihoods in Southeast Asian Massif"  2022/10
  • Multi-functionality of Transnational Agribusiness beyond Economic Development: A Case of Oolong Tea Industry in Central Highlands of Vietnam
    Yunxi Wu
    4th SEASIA Biennial Conference  2022/09
  • Oolong Industry in Vietnam: The Potential Impact of Small-scale Agriculture Investment to Rural Livelihood
    Yunxi Wu
    3rd SEASIA Biennial Conference  2019/12
  • Oolong industry in Vietnam: Focusing on its Linkage with Taiwan
    Yunxi Wu
    International Workshop on “Connecting China and Southeast Asia: Changing Landscape of Education, Capital, and Cultural Mobility"  2018/12
  • Social Space Evolution Process under the Impact of Tourism Commercialization
    Yunxi Wu
    The Annual Meeting of American Association of Geographers  2017/04

MISC

  • Navigating the World via Strangers’ Kindness: The Multifaceted Landscape of Vietnam’s Highlands
    Yunxi Wu  Newsletter of Center of Southeast Asian Studies  81-  (6)  2023/10
  • 見知らぬ人々の善意で世界を知る：ベトナム高地の多面的な風土
    Yunxi Wu  Newsletter of Center of Southeast Asian Studies  81-  (6)  2023/10
  • Multidisciplinary Contact over Mushrooms
    Yunxi Wu  Letter from the Kamogawa River series  81-  (2)  2023/06
  • マツタケをめぐる学際的な出会い
    Yunxi Wu  Letter from the Kamogawa River series  81-  (2)  2023/06

Research Grants & Projects

  • Portfolio Flexibility and Livelihood Pathways: Household Adaptation to Overlapping Shocks in Vietnam's Central Highlands
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science：Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
    Date (from‐to) : 2026/04 -2031/03 
    Author : WU YUNXI
  • The Localization of Taiwan-Style Oolong Tea and the Livelihood Strategies of Peripheral Actors: The Relocation of a Specialty Beverage Industry and Local Agency in Vietnam’s Central Highlands
    Tobacco Academic Studies Center：2026 Research Grant
    Date (from‐to) : 2026/04 -2027/03 
    Author : WU YUNXI
  • A Multidimensional Analysis of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Agricultural Workers: An Interdisciplinary Empirical Study at the Intersection of Social Sciences and Medicine
    Mishima Kaiun Memorial Foundation：Humanities department Individual research grant
    Date (from‐to) : 2025/07 -2026/06 
    Author : YUNXI WU
  • Bridging Economic Demands with Social Responsibility: A Deep Dive into SMFDI's Production-Driven CSR Initiatives
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)：Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
    Date (from‐to) : 2024/04 -2026/03 
    Author : Wu Yunxi
  • Erasmus+
    European Commission：Erasmus+ ICM grant
    Date (from‐to) : 2025/06 -2025/06
  • Oolong industry in Vietnam: Focusing on its Linkage with Taiwan
    Otsuka Toshimi Scholarship Foundation：Scholarships for International Students
    Date (from‐to) : 2019/09 -2020/10 
    Author : Yunxi Wu
  • Field Survey on the Development of the Oolong Tea Industry in Vietnam
    京都大学国際教育交流課：Grants for Overseas Student Research Activities
    Date (from‐to) : 2019/07 -2020/02 
    Author : Yunxi Wu
  • Oolong Industry in Vietnam: The Potential Impact of Small-scale Agriculture Investment to Rural Livelihood
    3th SEASIA Committee：International Conference Travel subsidy
    Date (from‐to) : 2019/11 -2019/11 
    Author : Yunxi Wu
  • The Impact of the Taiwanese Oolong Industry on Vietnamese Small Farmers: New Possibilities for Diverse Livelihoods
    Center for On-Site Education and Research, Kyoto University：Research Support Program
    Date (from‐to) : 2018/06 -2018/06 
    Author : Yunxi Wu
  • Social Space Evolution Process under the Impact of Tourism Commercialization
    National Science and Technology Council (Taiwan)：国際会議出席助成
    Date (from‐to) : 2017/03 -2017/03

Teaching Experience

  • Rural Society in AsiaRural Society in Asia Kagawa University
  • Japanese Current AffairsJapanese Current Affairs Kagawa University
  • Efforts to achieve SDGs in local communitiesEfforts to achieve SDGs in local communities Kagawa University
  • Everyday Taiwan: A Brief Cultural GuideEveryday Taiwan: A Brief Cultural Guide Kagawa University
  • Leading Edge IssuesLeading Edge Issues Kagawa University
  • Project SanukiProject Sanuki Kagawa University
  • Asian CultureAsian Culture Kagawa University
  • Southeast Asian StudiesSoutheast Asian Studies Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University

Committee Membership

  • 2023/08 - Today   Npj Sustainable Agriculture   Journal Editorial Board Member

Others

  • 2025/06 -2025/06 SMILE Staff Week

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