At the Holland Innovation Network part of our work is to explore opportunities for Dutch innovation and tech driven companies abroad. As mentioned in a previous article from our officer Bart van Hezewijk, there are many opportunities for foreign startups and scale-ups in China. To help Dutch startups enter China we organized the first Shanghai bootcamp for Dutch startups from June …
Launch of Chang’E-4 With Netherlands China Low-frequency Explorer to the Dark Side of the Moon
China’s Lunar exploring mission has finally started after two years of preparation. Chang’e-4 has been successfully launched from Xichang Center on May 21st 2018. On board is the Dutch designed and Dutch build Netherlands China Low-frequency Explorer on its way to the earth-moon L2 point. At the moon’s dark side, NCLE will explore the radio sky at very long wavelengths …
Shanghai bootcamp for Dutch startups; CES Asia and Global AI+ New Business Summit
CES Asia and Global AI+ New Business Summit will be held from June 13-15 in Shanghai. The Consulate-General of the Netherlands in Shanghai organises a bootcamp for startups that are interested to attend or exhibit at either CES Asia or the AI summit in Shanghai. A 5-day program is designed surrounding these two events for startups with high interest and ambitions …
Dutch Payload Ready to Join China’s Lunar Exploration Mission to the Dark Side of the Moon
A Dutch designed and Dutch made radio astronomy payload named “Netherlands China Low-frequency Explorer” (NCLE) is ready to board on China’s latest Lunar exploration mission, Chang’e-4, and starts its journey to the back side of the Moon upcoming May. At the moon’s dark side, NCLE will explore the radio sky at very long wavelengths (i.e. at low frequencies below ~30 …
Automating the World’s Factory
Opportunities for Dutch robotics companies in China in the wake of Made in China 2025 ‘Made in China’ could well be the most printed phrase in the world. The country has largely depended on its manufacturing industry to make the stunning transition to upper middle income country in the last 40 years. In 1990, China produced only 3% of the …
TCT Asia 2018: Dutch 3D-printing industry in China
The fourth edition of annual 3D-printing exhibition in Shanghai, TCT Asia 2018, had ended successfully at the Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC). During this three-day event, the newest innovations in the area of 3D-printing technologies, solutions, products and services are exhibited. The presence of the Netherland is clearly noticeable through the five innovative Dutch companies and the visit of …
Vacature Senior Managementondersteuner IA maart 2018
DE AMBASSADE VAN HET KONINKRIJK DER NEDERLANDEN IN DE VOLKSREPUBLIEK CHINA nodigt geïnteresseerden uit te solliciteren naar de functie van Senior Managementondersteuner bij het Innovatie Attaché Netwerk A. BASISKENMERKEN VAN DE FUNCTIE Functie: Senior Managementondersteuner; Post: Ambassade van het Koninkrijk der Nederland in Peking; Functieniveau: 7; Periode arbeidsovereenkomst: 1 jaar met de mogelijkheid van verlenging; Arbeidsduur: 38 uur …
New tax policies for Hi-tech SMEs
The Ministry of Finance and State Administration of Taxation have promulgated new tax policies in May 2nd 2017. The policies are valid in 2017, 2018, and 2019. There are two policies relevant for Hi-tech companies. The first is a deduction of R&D expenses in China. Originally companies could deduct 50% of their R&D expenses from taxable income, and count them …
Chinese Research Landscape
When searching for your ideal research and science cooperation partner in China, you will probably encounter many universities, Chinese Academies of Sciences (CAS) and (key) laboratories related to your sector. Their websites show information related the amount of (under) graduates and members of CAS/ CAE, while also mentioning National Key Basic Research Programs, National Key Labs, other kind of labs, …
Opportunities and challenges for foreign startups in China
At the Holland Innovation Network part of our work is to explore opportunities for Dutch innovation and tech-driven companies abroad. One of the ways in which we do this is by analysing the startup ecosystem in our host countries. Colleague Bart van Hezewijk wrote a detailed report on Shanghai that can be found in the link underneath. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/opportunities-challenges-foreign-startups-china-bart-van-hezewijk-1/