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Thai Delegation visits Friesland Campina Dairy Feed A delegation of specialist from Friesland Campina Thailand with a group of officials from the Thai Ministry of Agriculture have visited the Netherlands to investigate the best approach in improving the Thai milk quality by seeking chain co-operation in the dairy feed sector. Full article (in Dutch) at:
http://www.nl.frieslandcampina.com/english/news-and-press/news/corporate-news/2009-11-13--increased-focus-on-calf-breeding-to-improve-milk-quality-in-thailand.aspx Ministry of Economic Affairs merges three agencies
Minister Maria van der Hoeven has announced that as of January 1st 2010, the EVD, the Dutch Patent Bureau and Senternovem will be merged into one Agency under the name ‘Agentschap NL’. Five divisions will address the different expertise fields: Energy & Climate, International, Innovation, Environment and the Patent Center. Full details in Dutch at:
Seminar on Developments around the Mekong River
On December 8th the Chamber of Commerce Rotterdam in co-operation with NCH will hold a seminar on the recent developments around the Greater Mekong Subregion. Indo-China represents an enormous potential with the Mekong River Delta as it’s logistic and commercial aorta. Vietnam, Laos, Cambodja and Thailand are economically tied together through this river. During the seminar all aspects related to this important economic development will be explained by Mrs Kho of the Asian Development Bank. Mr Jan de Kam, President of the NTCC The Hague will preside over the event. To register please contact Gerwin de Boer, Area Manager at gdeboer@nchnl.nl or 070 344 1592.
EVD Networking Event on January 19th
The EVD networking event ‘Jointly developing business initiatives abroad’ on January 19th 2010 offers an excellent networking opportunity. Ambassadors from all over the world will be present to answer your questions. At the same time you can connect with fellow entrepreneurs, networking partners and diplomats. To register please contact Karin Schipper at 070 778 8400 or pos.specials@info.evd.nl
Experience Workshop
On November 30th NTCC, Koninklijke Metaalunie, Delta Change Management and Rotterdam Business School host an Experience Workshop. Martin Loeve of Delta Management will demonstrate parts of the training for the Business Development manager/ Entrepeneur South-East Asia certificate. The program is building on real business cases of the students. The introductory workshop gives a good feel of the working method and gain from this educational program. To register please contact Heleen Harm-Tijssen through www.rotterdambusinessschool.nl
Dead Cat Bounce ? The Netherlands all of a sudden seems to export more to China, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia. When stocks drop rapidly and then suddenly rise again it is referred to as a ‘Dead Cat Bounce’. It seems that the rise in exports is only temporarily, in reaction to reduced stocks that need to be refilled. Read the article (in Dutch) at: http://www.volkskrant.nl/economie/article1316133.ece/Wellicht_een_stuiterende_kat Thai Business Opportunities From her strong networks, NCH receives business information such as: purchase inquiries, international tenders, big projects and export leads on regular base. For the region of Asia, they have sorted out valuable information and edited them into a monthly newsletter: Asia Business Opportunities. The business leads are from reliable resources with concrete contact details. Should you have any export /import inquiries, mail to ezhang@nchnl.nl NCH releases this listing to all their partners in Asia.
Baan Ing Phu Villa Project Hua Hin wins prestigious award
Baan Ing Phu has won the Best Condo development Award and obtained Top Three ranking for Best Villa Project in Hua Hin at the Thailand Property Awards held last November 7th. Baan Ing Phu is a high-end residential project, offering a wide range of villas and condominiums. It is an initiative of Dutch entrepreneur Mr Peter Ton, who started this development 3 years ago. More information at www.extraordinaryvillas.com or http://www.verstuurpersbericht.nl/11078-hua-hin-villa-project-wins-prestigious-property-award/ Thai ITM massage training in the Netherlands
Last month 40 students completed their Tok Sen massage training at Sabaaydi Center in Heeze. Trainers came from the ITM Massage School in Chiang Mai. In 2008 this private school was awarded the prize for the best training institute in Thailand. Encouraged by the success of the training, Sabaaydi intends to expands this activity to Germany and France. More information at www.sabaaydi.nl or contact Judith and Fred Guitjens at info@sabaaydi.nl
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