The VNC is an independent active association dedicated to sharing knowledge and networking in the cultural, business and educational fields in order to create better dialogue and cooperation between the Netherlands and China.
To this end, we regularly organize events and publish interesting articles in our periodical ChinaNU+.
We do this non-profit, without political or religious affiliation and with purely unpaid volunteers as board and staff. We have been doing this for more than 48 years.
Book Review by Nout Wellink For an outsider, China is difficult to fathom. Such an outsider constantly encounters government intervention that contradicts free market principles. The author of this fascinating book, Keyu Jin, attempts to clarify that and why China’s approach (“Playbook”) differs from that of the West. It is
At the port of Rotterdam on September 6, our 1967 Volvo Amazon “disappears” into a 40-foot container, only to emerge unscathed at the port of Hainan on November 8. A relief for us and the beginning of a beautiful adventure on the island of Hainan; the Hainan Open Classic Rally
During a flash visit from Nov. 13 to 15, Queen’s Commissioner Ina Adema led a delegation of about 40 people to the sister province of Jiangsu, all important representatives of leading enterprises, cultural institutions and educational institutions. VNC Board Member Lianne Baaij was along as interpreter and support for Ms.
Investor fair Beurs van Berlage To remain climate-proof in the future, our world needs new and renewable forms of energy. China plays a major role in finding technological solutions and scaling them up but for many Dutch people that contribution is underexposed. And that while many Chinese companies are already
Jaap Post There have been more than a few attempts to publish a journal about China in recent decades. None of those attempts has had a long life. So we are rightly proud that our magazine China Now has been around for almost 50 years. Leading up to the 50th
Angela Heping Angela Heping takes us on her travels to China in China NOW+. She travels far off the beaten path and lets us enjoy her special experiences and encounters in words and pictures. I can’t remember when I first heard about Stone Town in Baoshan County, which is part
At the end of last year, three of our board members visited this exhibition. We were very impressed by the scope, variety, and beauty of
At the end of last year, three of our board members visited this exhibition. We were very impressed by the scope, variety, and beauty of
China Café – China’s ambities op het gebied van AI With Prof. Yingqian Zhang, Associate Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and Dr. Judith van Stegeren, machine learning engineer
