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.
A Spicy Edition of the VNC China Dining Club by Astrid Bouwman Friday evening, July 10, peak of summer in Rotterdam. Guests trickle in one by one at restaurant Sānsān, seeking some relief at a table equipped with air conditioning. By 6:30 PM, the table set for twelve turnis out
by Vici Gao Since I moved to the Netherlands, I have noticed something strange. People here rarely talk about AI in the way they do in Silicon Valley. There is no wave of AI base model start-ups, no local OpenAI. In the cafes of Eindhoven, people still talk about football,
The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince), published in 1943 by the author and pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, is the most translated book in French literature. Now a new branch has appeared on the family tree: a bilingual Chinese-Dutch edition, published by Ad. Donker. The Little Prince tells the story of
The underexposed downside of Chinese economic growth by Aldo Spaanjaars China’s economic success story has a downside that until recently remained underexposed. Under the name neijuan (内卷) – literally ‘involution’ – a paradoxical crisis is unfolding: despite enormous innovative power and capital, price wars and overcapacity are affecting profitability in
Our partner, The Benelux Chamber of Commerce in China, is exploring the possibility of organising a Benelux delegation visit to the Canton Fair in October 2026 and has launched a survey to understand the interest and needs of potential participants. The Benelux Chamber of Commerce in China acts as a
by Richard van Ostende In an earlier article, Richard van Ostende paid attention to to the new criteria by which products are classified as ‘domestic’ in public tenders in China. (See: https://www.vnc-china.nl/nieuwe-aanbestedingsregels-bieden-nieuwe-kansen/ In this second contribution, he dives deeper into China’s foreign investment policy and guides us step by step
🎉🐎 CinemAsia celebrates Lunar New Year in Filmhuis Den Haag In the run-up to the 18th edition of the CinemAsia Film Festival, CinemAsia invites you to celebrate Lunar New Year
Join this unique trade delegation to Zhejiang province in China from 15 to 20 June 2026. Get to know Hangzhou, the capital of this province and today the capital of
Wuxi Huishan (Amsterdam) Industrial Cooperation Symposium Exploring business, investment and career opportunities between Europe and China On Friday, 24 April 2026, the Huishan District Government of Wuxi (China) will host
