Netherlands

Dutch day at the Shanghai World expo

Posted under China, Netherlands on Wednesday, 19 May 2010 by Joop Dorresteijn
A few weeks ago I was asked by the Dutch ministry of Foreign affairs to help with a special project. During the time it was a big secret that during the Dutch National day at the World Expo in Shanghai (18 May), the crown prince of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander would visit with his wife, Maxima...
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Celebration of Dutch Queen’s day in Shanghai 2010

Posted under China, Netherlands on Friday, 30 April 2010 by admin
Whilst Shanghai is upside down due to the opening of the Expo with many world leaders flying in, the dutch in Shanghai held a separate party: 'Queen's Day' a Dutch public holiday celebrating the birthday of the Queen of the Netherlands and supposed to be a day of national unity and...
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Koreans work the most, the Dutch the least?

Posted under Internet, Korea, Netherlands on Tuesday, 9 March 2010 by Joop Dorresteijn
I'd recommend to try out Google Public data, it's great! It's the result of Google's partnerships with the World Bank and other statistics gatherers to present an array of data in visual form within Google Labs. You know I am a number freak right, this will entertain me for a while! I was...
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For Tiroler ski, Muju Korea is Austria’s top export project

Posted under Entrepreneurship, Korea, Netherlands, travel on Saturday, 20 February 2010 by Joop Dorresteijn
Last week we spent some time at Muju (무주) Ski resort in S-Korea. An Average area, with 25km of beginner and advanced ski slopes - aimed to host the 2010 winter Olympics, including four ski jump's, fun park and half pipe. But that wasn't what struck me most. It was the export of culture in this...
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Ice Skating Madness at FlevOnIce in The Netherlands

Posted under Netherlands on Monday, 14 December 2009 by admin
I'm back in the Netherlands for a short business trip and it's very cold outside. Sadly, it's not cold enough to ice-skate on the lakes and rivers yet. Ice-skating is a favorite sport in the Netherlands. Not only are we proud of our famous ice skaters, when there's a cold winter all Dutch people...
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[Movie] Would you freak out when your name is announced at the Airport? (Dutch)

Posted under Netherlands, asides, travel on Tuesday, 4 August 2009 by Joop Dorresteijn
Imagine sitting at the gate, waiting for your plane from Amsterdam to Shanghai to arrive and you hear your name announced over the speakers. This happened to me yesterday. Yesterday I took the train to the airport of Amsterdam, and checked in like normal, passed security check and ordered some...
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Why embracing mobile VoIP is vital for carriers

Posted under Entrepreneurship, Internet, Netherlands on Friday, 31 October 2008 by Joop Dorresteijn
Breakthrough innovations happen when two technologies collide. VoIP software is emerging on the mobile phone and is becoming the next big thing in the mobile market. Like to switch this costly inbound call to VoIP? Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology eliminates circuit switching and...
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Living abroad? Think about your (future) wife!

Posted under China, Entrepreneurship, Korea, Netherlands on Monday, 6 October 2008 by Joop Dorresteijn
Ask yourself this: What things would you consider if you had an opportunity to work abroad? For many top executives and engineers, its not only the job they are thinking about. The main challenge is usually their free time, wife (or husband) and family. Ask yourself the question: if I will work in...
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