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SUMMARY:CinemAsia Film Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:From 8 to 12 April\, the 18th CinemAsia Film Festival will take place in Amsterdam: the platform for Asian cinema in the Netherlands. With 44 films from Asia and the diaspora\, screened at Studio/K\, Rialto De Pijp and the Eye Filmmuseum\, the festival offers a rich and up-to-date overview of both established makers and new talent. Half of the filmmakers are women\, with a strong representation in the New Visions section for debut films.   \nThe festival theme = Commons: what people share worldwide\, from stories and memories to identity and community. Especially for those interested in China and the wider Chinese-speaking world\, CinemAsia offers a unique opportunity to experience social and cultural developments through film.  \nChinese-language highlights:\nClosing film The Waves Will Carry Us (人生海海) by Lau Kek-Huat (Taiwan\, 2025) with Q&A: After years in Taiwan\, Ah Yao returns to Malaysia for his father’s funeral. His return degenerates into chaos and sets him and his brother and sister on a wild\, absurd journey full of mourning\, family tragedies and unexpected twists. With humor and emotional depth\, the film traces a diasporic family history from migration from China to modern-day Malaysia.   \nThe Horizons section brings Resurrection (狂野时代) by Bi Gan (China/France\, 2025) a fascinating future in which dreams have been abandoned for immortality. Bel Ami (漂亮朋友) by Geng Jun subtly tells the story of a young man who struggles with loneliness\, desire and societal expectations in a changing urban environment.\nFrom Hong Kong come titles such as Papa (爸爸) by Philip Yung: a gripping drama about loss and guilt after a family tragedy\, and The Way We Talk (看我今天怎麼說) by Adam Wong\, which subtly asks questions about language\, identity and communication within the deaf community. Tracy Choi’s Girlfriends (女孩不平凡) delves into a Hong Kong filmmaker’s struggle between dreams and reality.   \nThe New Visions section presents Girl (女孩) by Shu Qi\, a coming-of-age story set in Taiwan in the 1980s\, and Family Matters (我家的事) by Pan Ke-Yin\, a layered portrait of a family spanning multiple generations. Amoeba by Tan Siyou (with Q&A) investigates friendship and identity among young people in Singapore.  \nIn the shorts programme: Reclaiming Dragons by Xiang Yu Yeung\, in which a young woman balances between digital and physical realities\, and Every Floor Looks the Same by Gladys Ng\, a playful reflection on modern urban alienation. \nRecommended:\nThe Cambodian opening film Becoming Human is a poetic drama about loss\, transformation and connection. Director Poland Ly is present for Q&A.
URL:https://www.vnc-china.nl/en/event/cinemasia-film-festival-2026/
CATEGORIES:Cultuur en Maatschappij,Partner
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SUMMARY:Book launch: Taiwan island of versatility
DESCRIPTION:Centuries ago\, the original inhabitants traded deer skins with Chinese and Japanese merchants\, today Taiwan supplies the microchips that keep our digital world running. Taiwan is a versatile island that is constantly reinventing itself.  \nOn Thursday 23 April\, Leiden University Libraries (UBL)\, in collaboration with Uitgeverij IJzer\, is organising a book presentation of three books about Taiwan. The editors talk about the book they edited and talk to each other and the audience.  \nThe three books tell of a diverse society that is constantly reinventing itself. They tell about the original inhabitants of the island\, the different groups of Austronesians. They discuss history\, the economy and contemporary society. They show something of the rich Taiwanese cuisine and food culture.
URL:https://www.vnc-china.nl/en/event/book-launch-taiwan-island-of-versatility/
LOCATION:Leiden Asia Centre\, Doelensteeg 16\, LEIDEN\, Zuid-Holland\, 2311 VL\, Nederland
CATEGORIES:Cultuur en Maatschappij,Partner
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260424T094500
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SUMMARY:Wuxi Huishan (Amsterdam) Industrial Cooperation Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Wuxi Huishan (Amsterdam) Industrial Cooperation Symposium \nExploring business\, investment and career opportunities between Europe and China \nOn Friday\, 24 April 2026\, the Huishan District Government of Wuxi (China) will host an Industrial Cooperation Symposium in Amsterdam. The event brings together international companies\, entrepreneurs\, professionals\, and (former) students with an interest in global business and cross-border collaboration.  \nThis symposium offers a practical introduction to one of China’s most dynamic economic regions. It is equally relevant for those already active internationally and for those exploring opportunities in China for the first time.  \nParticipants can expect:\n– Insights into investment and partnership opportunities in sectors such as advanced manufacturing\, technology and innovation\n– Exchange with business leaders\, entrepreneurs and international peers\n– Practical perspectives on entering or working with the Chinese market\n– Opportunities to expand professional networks and explore international career paths \nThe event is open to corporates\, SMEs\, startups\, academic communities\, and individuals considering their next career step in an international context. \nEvent details\nDate: Friday\, 24 April 2026\nTime: 09:45 – 12:30\nLocation: Hyatt Regency Amsterdam (Ballroom)\nAdmission: Free of charge (registration required) \nIf you are interested in attending\, please send a private message to IFA NL BV – Info mailbox <info@ifanl.com> with:\nName\nCompany / University\nEmail address\nPhone number \nRegistration is required to secure your place.
URL:https://www.vnc-china.nl/en/event/wuxi-huishan-amsterdam-industrial-cooperation-symposium/
CATEGORIES:Economie en zakelijk,Partner
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260425T140000
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SUMMARY:Bicycle Tour: The Chinese Man Who Fell Out the Window and Disappeared
DESCRIPTION:Date: Saturday April 25 \nTime: 14.00-16.30 \nLocation: The Hague City Center \n \nHow did a Chinese engineer end up seriously injured on the sidewalk of the Prins Mauritslaan? And why was he subsequently kidnapped from the Red Cross Hospital by Chinese diplomats? China expert Fred Sengers takes you on a bicycle tour through The Hague\, visiting the key locations of a case that pushed diplomatic ties between the Netherlands and China to the breaking point: the Welders’ Affair (Lassers-affaire).   \nArmed with colorful anecdotes and revealing details\, he will unravel this sensational case that dominated the front pages for weeks back in 1966. Along the way\, he will share another salacious story: how the Dutch Intelligence Service (BVD) spent years infiltrating the Maoist movement\, and how their mole managed to win the trust of the Chinese security service – even shaking hands with Mao. himself. Fred Sengers has published articles on both of these intrigues in the Historisch Nieuwsblad.   \nAs the crowning touch\, he will reveals the extreme efforts taken to prevent the discovery of BVD listening devices planted inside the Chinese Embassy. \nMeeting point: Restaurant Gember\, Stadhouderslaan 43 The Hague \nCosts: €15 per person / €10 for VNC members \nNote: Please bring your own bicycle or a rented OV-bike \nRegister here:
URL:https://www.vnc-china.nl/en/event/bike-tour-the-chinese-who-fell-out-of-the-window-and-disappeared/
LOCATION:restaurant gember\, Stadhouderslaan 43\, Den Haag
CATEGORIES:Art and culture,Culture and Society,Cultuur en Maatschappij,VNC event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260430T150000
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SUMMARY:Lecture by Dr. Ping Foong: ‘To Amuse\, to Amass\, and to Multiply: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei’
DESCRIPTION:You are warmly invited to a lecture by Dr Foong Ping on the work of Ai Weiwei\, organised by the Hulsewé-Wazniewski Foundation and Wereldmuseum Amsterdam. Drawing on the exhibition Ai\, Rebel: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei\, she will discuss the development of his multifaceted practice. The focus will be on the visual and material strategies that link his oeuvre across several decades. \nRenowned conceptual artist Ai Weiwei (Chinese\, b. 1957) questions forms of power\, disrupts artistic canons\, and challenges political authoritarianism. The first US retrospective in over a decade\, Ai\, Rebel: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei at the Seattle Art Museum highlighted 130 works from the 1980s to the 2020s—across performance\, photography\, sculpture\, and video. The exhibition featured large-scale installations made from deconstructed bicycles and images built with LEGO\, and included iconic interventions such as Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn (1995)\, Study of Perspective (1995-2011)\, Sunflower Seeds (2010)\, and Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads (Gold) (2010). Several works made their international debut\, including Shells (2022)\, The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus in Green (2020)\, and The Cover Page of the Mueller Report\, Submitted to Attorney General William Barr by Robert Mueller on March 22\, 2019 (2019). In this talk\, organizing curator Foong Ping evaluates the visual and material hallmarks of this artist’s multifaceted practice to identify some principles that span the decades. \nFoong Ping is Foster Foundation Curator of Chinese Art at the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) and Affiliate Associate Professor at the University of Washington. Dr. Foong received a Ph.D. from Princeton University\, and her experience spans the academic and curatorial realms. She began her career at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as Jane and Morgan Whitney Fellow and then taught at the University of Chicago as Assistant Professor and at the University of California\, Berkeley. Her monograph on eleventh-century Chinese ink painting\, The Efficacious Landscape: On the Authorities of Painting at the Northern Song Court won the Joseph Levenson Book Prize. At SAM Dr. Foong\, alongside two co-curators\, led an extensive effort to expand and modernize the landmark 1933 art deco building of the Seattle Asian Art Museum. The building reopened in 2020 with an innovative thematic presentation of the permanent collection. In 2025\, she organized Ai\, Rebel: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei\, the largest US retrospective exhibition on the acclaimed Chinese contemporary artist. \nRegistration go through: hwslectures@gmail.com
URL:https://www.vnc-china.nl/en/event/lecture-by-dr-ping-foong-to-amuse-to-amass-and-to-multiply-the-art-and-activism-of-ai-weiwei/
LOCATION:Wereldmuseum Amsterdam\, Linnaeusstraat 2\, Amsterdam\, Noord-Holland\, 1092 CK\, Nederland
CATEGORIES:Cultuur en Maatschappij,Partner
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