Author: ncbcnl

Over the years, many brands of cosmetics hailing from Europe, from Japan, from Korea and other shores have entered the Chinese market and have gradually become household names. While offering many opportunities, the Chinese market may seem daunting to small and medium-sized businesses due to its vast size, language barrier and complex market access regulations. To Read More

Last Friday, we had the pleasure of organizing the annual Chinese New Year event in cooperation with the NHKBA at the Sea Palace restaurant in Amsterdam. It was great to see many of our close friends at the tables. Besides celebrating the Year of the Rabbit, this night was also a beautiful opportunity for us Read More

February 23 Webinar: The Future is Circular – Towards a Circular Economy in China The EU SME Centre, in coordination with the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, is organising on 23 February at 9 AM Brussels Time (4 PM Beijing Time) a free online training seminar to discuss the concept of a circular economy Read More

October 2022 The Netherlands China Business Council has appointed four new Board Members: Richard Spaans, Head of Communications & Public Affairs at Huawei Netherlands; Floriske Deutman, managing partner Dutch Sino Business Promotions B.V.; Marie-Anne Souloumiac, Programme Manager Agency for Architecture, Design and Digital Culture HNI and Founder at Muzine; and Eduard Ma, Student at the Read More

NCBC Vice Chairman Mr Boudewijn Poldermans wrote an article for China Daily on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between the Netherlands and China on Ambassadorial level. Click here to read the article.

APG Chief Economist Thijs Knaap on the faltering Chinese economy. “The decline in growth had to happen sometime.” Published on: 22 January 2022 Read the full article on the website of APG

2 February; 17:00 – 18:00 hrs Join our online Chinese New Year’s event with the Chinese Ambassador H.E. Tan Jian and Mr Peter Potman, Acting Director General Foreign Economic Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Celebrate the start of the Year of the Tiger. Special Guest Speakers: Olympic Speed Skating Champion Mr Jochem Uytdehaage Read More

The Board of the Netherlands China Business Council wishes you, your family, friends and colleagues a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous Year of the Tiger.

Jochum Haakma, Chairman of the NCBC, paid a courtesy call to the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Netherlands, H.E. Tan Jian on 18th August. During a vivid and friendly conversation that lasted almost two hours, the Ambassador and Mr Haakma exchanged views and updated each other about developments in their countries Read More

Join the free webinar of the European Network of Research and Innovation Centres and Hubs (ENRICH) on 20th October 2021 from 10:00 – 11:00 hrs CEST on Innovative High-Tech European Enterprises that want to enter the Chinese market. Agenda: Opening remarks and introductory speech by Sara Medina (member of the board of SPI) and Liu Read More