by En Shi de Weijer With my traditional Chinese dress, which is called a qipao in Chinese, I used to go to school proudly. At the time, I thought you could only buy something like that in China. I saw Chinese clothing at most once as part of a carnival
What does ‘corporate responsibility’ actually mean when a European and a Chinese company do business with each other? The regulations on both sides appear to have a surprising number of similarities. But behind similar rules there are sometimes very different interpretations. During the last China Café, Vera Moll and Congrui
Dutch-Chinese collaboration and the opportunities that arise when two very different creative cultures meet. When you visit the Nanjing University of the Arts exhibition at Dutch Design Week, you may find yourself wondering: What makes Chinese design distinctly Chinese? How are today’s designers influenced by China’s long history, culture and
What do the figures say, what does practice say? What does the Benelux Business Survey reveal? How do Benelux companies experience doing business in China? Where are the opportunities, what challenges do they encounter and how do they see the future of their activities in the Chinese market? During the
An interview with Tjibbe van Ellen about Silk Mandarin language school Marilou den Outer Unable to find a suitable language school, he decided to start one himself. In a nutshell, that is the story of entrepreneur Tjibbe van Ellen in Shanghai. In the more than ten years since its establishment,
On Saturday, September 19, VNC’s Annual General Meeting took place in Buren. This year, we were guests at Business School Netherlands (BSN) – a wonderful venue for a productive and constructive gathering. Many thanks to Toine van den Heuvel and Daniëlla van der Groef for their hospitality and excellent organization.
by Lotte Bakker On Monday 7 September, I had the opportunity to attend an event of VNC (Netherlands-China Association) where two guest speakers, sexologist Sanderijn van der Doef and entrepreneur Xixi Wang, spoke about the changes and differences in love, sexuality and intimacy between the Netherlands and China. Van der
On Monday 5 October, the Netherlands-China Association (VNC), in collaboration with Leiden Asia Centre (LAC), is organising a book presentation with journalist and China expert Garrie van Pinxteren. On the occasion of the publication of her new book ‘Control and delete. Memories of authoritarian China’ , Van Pinxteren talks to
by Xixi Wang In the autumn of 2026, VNC will organize a group trip to China centred on the theme Healthy Living in China, exploring topics such as exercise, nutrition, and preventive healthcare. In preparation for this journey, XiXi Wang has written a three-part series on healthcare in China for
