Dutch entrepreneurs struggling under cheap packages from China, ruling party says

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Dutch supermarket chain Spar accused of helping Iran evade sanctions

NL Times

The Dutch supermarket chain Spar has been implicated in an alleged scheme to help Iran bypass international sanctions, de Volkskrant reported. According to internal documents leaked by a whistleblower, the license for Spar Iran was used to facilitate questionable transactions involving members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, a heavily sanctioned group linked to human rights abuses. Evidence suggests that …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Dutch court rejects call for ban on weapon exports to Israel

Dutch News

A court in The Hague has rejected calls by 10 human rights groups to stop the Dutch state from exporting weapons and parts to Israel. The Dutch government denied it is violating international law and had asked the court to dismiss the case at last month’s hearing. The court ruled that the state must already consider whether there is a …

International Law Dutch Court Israel Violating International Weapon Exports

4 weeks ago

Domestic firms, shoppers join Black Friday buying frenzy

China Daily

People shop during Black Friday in Rome, in November. Online shopping on Nov 29, the first day of this year's Black Friday shopping spree, reached a record $10.8 billion in sales, US media reported, citing data from Adobe Analytics, which tracks US e-commerce trends. Chinese cross-border e-commerce retailers like Shein, PDD's Temu, and TikTok Shop saw strong growth in sales …

China Black Sales Black Friday Chinese Shoppers

4 weeks, 1 day ago

The Netherlands playing a smaller role in global tax evasion than in the past

NL Times

The Netherlands is playing a smaller role in international tax evasion, an analysis from the Dutch Central Bank showed. The flow of money that enters our country and immediately leaves on its way to tax havens has been much smaller since 2020 than in previous years, the central bank noted. The Netherlands was often criticized internationally because the country was …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Dutch companies "avoiding Russian sanctions" via third countries

Dutch News

Dutch companies are defying sanctions against Russia by exporting goods to neighbouring countries, sometimes using false papers, research by the statistics agency CBS and the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen has found. The CBS recorded a 74% increase in the value of exports of sanctioned goods to seven countries labelled “high risk” in 2022 and a 90% rise in 2023, compared to the …

Russia Dutch Countries Cbs Goods

4 weeks, 2 days ago

Young, small Dutch businesses circumventing sanctions against Russia

NL Times

Dutch exports to Russia have decreased significantly since the European Union sanctioned the country for invading Ukraine. But there are indications that particularly young small are circumventing the sanctions by exporting to intermediary countries, Statistics Netherlands and the University of Groningen reported after investigating Dutch exports of sanctioned goods. According to CBS, these companies may be circumventing the sanctions by …

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1 month ago

Chinese firms, shoppers join Black Friday frenzy as e-commerce bridges borders

China Daily

Chinese firms, shoppers join Black Friday frenzy as e-commerce bridges borders Xinhua Updated: Dec 05, 2024 BEIJING -- Transcending distances and national borders, the Black Friday shopping spree has become an extravaganza for both American and Chinese firms and consumers, thanks to the expansive reach of cross-border e-commerce. Online shopping on Nov 29, the first day of this year's Black …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Trump's tariffs will have limited impact on the Netherlands: CPB

Dutch News

The impact of Donald Trump’s import tariff plans when he assumes the presidency next year will largely affect the US’s own imports and exports, and have only a negligible effect on the Netherlands, economic think-tank CPB said on Thursday. The import tariffs Trump plans to implement will cut US exports by 20%, but will only reduce Dutch imports and exports …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Trump's import tariffs will have limited impact on Netherlands: CPB

NL Times

The import tariffs that the incoming American president Donald Trump wants to implement will only have limited consequences for the Netherlands. According to the bureau, the effect of the import tariffs is greater for some exports in the Netherlands because they export relatively more to the U.S. For example, the production of machines and equipment, electronic and optical products, and …

Dutch Netherlands Import Cpb

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Unsafe fat bikes smuggled from China through Rotterdam port on large scale: report

NL Times

Tens of thousands of unsafe fat bikes are being smuggled from China to Rotterdam and other European ports, AD reports based on its own research. The newspaper spoke to multiple sellers on Bol.com and Makrtplaats, among others, offering no-name fat bikes at prices as low as 599 euros. Legal manufacturers and e-bike experts are dismayed, warning that these Chinese fat …

China Bikes Bike Port Chinese European Fat

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Resilience and innovation key to e-commerce success

China Daily

Chinese entrepreneurs are reshaping cross-border e-commerce through resilience and innovation amid geopolitical tensions, according to latest industry analysis. Max Liang, senior business development director at Zyla, a subsidiary of fintech major Ant Group, stressed the critical role of compliance with local laws in achieving long-term success in cross-border e-commerce. "Chinese brands are shifting from B2B and B2C models to M2C …

China Market Local Chinese Liang Chinese Entrepreneurs Chien

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Criminals using Netherlands as "hub" for people smuggling to United Kingdom

NL Times

Criminal organizations are using the Netherlands as a “hub” for people smuggling from Europe to the United Kingdom, the Public Prosecution Service told the Telegraaf. Criminals buy boats and the other nautical items they need here and sometimes also house people in the Netherlands who are waiting to make the dangerous crossing, the newspaper wrote. Think of the purchase, storage, …

Netherlands Smuggling Hoekstra

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Chinese trade with Russia 'directly affecting' EU security, Dutch minister says

Hindustan Times

Chinese trade with Russia 'directly affecting' EU security, Dutch minister says AMSTERDAM, - The Netherlands' foreign minister, whose ministry oversees export restrictions on top computer chip equipment maker ASML, said on Monday that China-Russia trade was "directly affecting" European security. NATO views China as a "decisive enabler" of Russia in its war against Ukraine, given that Chinese firms are selling …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Dutch government looking into establishing European customs agency in the Netherlands

NL Times

The Cabinet is considering an attempt to establish a special European customs agency in the Netherlands. The foundation of this European customs agency follows a revision of the rules within the customs union, which regulates the free movement of goods. Dutch customs had to process 1 billion declarations last year, four times as many as five years ago, the Ministry …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Thuisbezorgd to start delivering sex toys in Groningen & The Hague

NL Times

Customers of food delivery company Thuisbezorgd in Groningen and The Hague will be able to order condoms, lube, and sex toys from Wednesday. “Our products are just as accessible as a pizza or a poke bowl,” said Dave van den Bos, the head of EasyToys in the Benelux. “Customers in The Hague and Groningen can have a large share of …

Sex Sex Toys Groningen Thuisbezorgd Easytoys Customers

2 months ago

Trump win could disrupt International trade, Dutch logistics association warns

NL Times

Donald Trump's recent election victory could lead to major disruptions in international trade and logistics, says Bart Jan Koopman, director of the Dutch trade association Evofenedex. Trump has consistently criticized large trade deals, favoring instead a system where each nation trading with the U.S. would face individual tariffs. Evofenedex also noted that Dutch exports to the U.S., which include key …

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2 months, 1 week ago

European retailers are reviving physical stores to boost online sales and attract shoppers

The Hindu

European retailers are investing in physical shops to stimulate both online and offline sales as they face increasing competition from giant e-commerce companies. They want to capitalize on people's renewed appetite for visiting shops once COVID-19 lockdowns ended, which has made a Saturday afternoon shopping spree fashionable again.

Rome

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Protectionism on cross-border e-commerce will boomerang on US consumers

China Daily

Illustration: Liu Xiangya/GT White House officials announced on Friday their intention to propose restrictions on the use of the so-called de minimis exemption, which currently allows products valued at less than $800 to be shipped directly to US consumers without customs declarations or duties. Admittedly, if the US takes further steps in the wrong direction toward protectionism, it will impact …

China Trade Products Chinese Consumers Us Consumers

4 months ago

US ramps up 'national security' extortion racket: China Daily editorial

China Daily

This file photo shows the logo of chip equipment maker ASML at its booth during Semicon China, a trade fair for the semiconductor industry, in Shanghai, China June 29, 2023. Following its earlier decision to stop exporting state-of-the-art extreme ultraviolet lithography systems to China, the Dutch government announced on Friday it would expand those controls to deep ultraviolet immersion lithography …

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4 months ago

China opposes Dutch tightening of semiconductor export rules

China Daily

The Ministry of Commerce. China has urged the Netherlands to avoid hindering normal cooperation and development between the two countries' semiconductor industries, emphasizing the need to ensure the interests of both Chinese and Dutch businesses, said the Ministry of Commerce on Sunday. The Dutch government has expanded its control measures on lithography machines, extending beyond its 2023 semiconductor export control …

China Dutch Semiconductor

4 months ago

China opposes Dutch tightening of semiconductor export rules

China Daily

By Zhong Nan | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-09-09 00:02 The Ministry of Commerce. China has urged the Netherlands to avoid hindering normal cooperation and development between the two countries' semiconductor industries, emphasizing the need to ensure the interests of both Chinese and Dutch businesses, said the Ministry of Commerce on Sunday. The Dutch government has expanded its control measures on …

China Dutch Semiconductor Supply

4 months ago

China expresses dissatisfaction with Netherlands export control expansion

China Daily

The Ministry of Commerce. BEIJING -- China's Ministry of Commerce on Sunday expressed dissatisfaction with the Netherlands' decision to further expand the scope of export controls on lithography machines, which builds on the semiconductor export control measures implemented in 2023. Recently, China and the Netherlands have conducted multi-level and multi-frequency communication and consultation on the issue of semiconductor export controls, …

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4 months ago

Export rules for chip maker ASML tightened up in line with US

Dutch News

The cabinet is tightening the export conditions for chip machinery maker ASML to countries outside Europe to prevent “disruption of the economy”, foreign trade minister Reinette Klever has said in a briefing to MPs. The company will have to have a government export licence for every machine destined for a non-European country, bringing it in line with American export rules. …

Europe Export Klever Export Rules

4 months ago

Export rules for chip maker ASML tightened up in line with US

Dutch News

The cabinet is tightening the export conditions for chip machinery maker ASML to countries outside Europe to prevent “disruption of the economy”, foreign trade minister Reinette Klever has said in a briefing to MPs. The company will have to have a government export licence for every machine destined for a non-European country, bringing it in line with American export rules. …

Europe Export Klever Export Rules

4 months, 1 week ago

Coercive intent of 'chip alliance' laid bare: China Daily editorial

China Daily

About three weeks after talks with the United States on new measures to restrict exports of semiconductor equipment to China, Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof told the media on Friday his government will "watch out very specifically for the economic interests of ASML" when deciding whether to further tighten the rules governing exports to China. Schoof expressed a balanced stance …

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5 months ago

You can’t buy a Chinese EV in the United States. But they dominate in Southeast Asia

LA Times

Late last year Chinese automaker BYD surpassed Tesla as the world’s biggest seller of electric vehicles. It’s one of three EV models that BYD sells in Indonesia, the world’s fourth-most populous country — with more than 275 million people — and the largest car market in Southeast Asia. “Southeast Asia, specifically Thailand and Indonesia, is the beachhead, both as a …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Cambodian online marketplace outed as one-stop shop for scammers' money laundering and 'detention equipment' needs

ABC

A multi-billion-dollar online marketplace linked to Cambodia's ruling family is allegedly being used to sell equipment to and launder money for the online scam industry — with Australians among those in the crosshairs. "Manual analysis of thousands of messages across the Huione Guarantee platform has provided us with overwhelming evidence that its predominant role is to act as an illicit …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese warehouses abroad solve supply woes, offer many benefits

China Daily

Employees sort packages at a warehouse of Cainiao Group in Guadalajara, Spain, in November 2020. Driven by big data solutions, the fast-growing trade volume generated by the Belt and Road Initiative, cross-border e-commerce and Chinese companies' industrial upgrades, many of them have invested directly in overseas warehouses. This move fully leverages the role of overseas warehouses in smoothing the foreign …

China Trade Market Shipping Companies Foreign Trade Chinese

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Action urged on food firm cross border deals that push up prices

Dutch News

The Netherlands is one of eight EU countries that want to stop food producers and wholesalers from making deals to stop supermarkets shopping over the border where goods might be cheaper. Economic affairs minister Micky Adriaansens, who will discuss the issue with her EU counterparts on Friday, has taken the lead on the campaign for change and says such agreements …

Dutch Stop Food

8 months, 1 week ago

Dutch shipping companies won't be prosecuted for exploiting North Korean workers

NL Times

Dutch shipping companies that may have profited from exploiting North Korean workers won’t see any consequences. La Strada International, a European platform of human rights NGOs, previously filed a complaint against several Dutch companies that had ships and parts of ships built at a Polish shipyard that exploited around 80 North Koreans between 2003 and 2018. La Strada International accused …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Rapid delivery service Getir announces exit from Netherlands

NL Times

Rapid grocery delivery service Getir is leaving the Netherlands. “Getir generates only seven percent of its revenues from the markets it is exiting; this decision will allow Getir to focus its financial resources on Turkey.” The Turkish company completed an investment round last week. “Getir will utilize these funds to bolster its competitive position in its core food and grocery …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

China accused of flooding Britain with fake Royal Mail stamps

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China has been accused of flooding Britain with counterfeit Royal …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Testament to appeal of China's economy: China Daily editorial

China Daily

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte Testifying to the Chinese economy's lasting appeal, a number of foreign leaders and representatives of international organizations and the global business community have been visiting China to seek to further expand economic and trade cooperation. China's open and welcoming attitude toward foreign investment and business, the downward pressure on the Dutch economy, and China's economic …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

China must win more overseas markets by improving quality and technology

China Daily

The logo of AliExpress. The European Commission recently announced that it has launched a formal investigation to assess whether Alibaba's AliExpress violated the Digital Services Act, and France and Germany have also introduced or plan to introduce measures targeting Chinese e-commerce platforms. During this period, Chinese cross-border e-commerce operators went global in a big way, extending their Chinese goods at …

China Market Chinese

9 months, 3 weeks ago

China must win more overseas markets by improving quality and technology

China Daily

The logo of AliExpress. The European Commission recently announced that it has launched a formal investigation to assess whether Alibaba's AliExpress violated the Digital Services Act, and France and Germany have also introduced or plan to introduce measures targeting Chinese e-commerce platforms. During this period, Chinese cross-border e-commerce operators went global in a big way, extending their Chinese goods at …

Chinese Markets China

10 months ago

“Terrible” that multinationals could soon leave the Netherlands, says Cabinet minister

NL Times

It is “terrible” that multinational businesses are contemplating leaving the Netherlands, said Micky Adriaansens, the caretaker Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy. The reduction of tax schemes that make it attractive for highly-skilled workers from abroad to take a job in the Netherlands has also caused concern among business leaders. “That is dreadful,” the minister said prior to the …

Netherlands

10 months ago

How Chinese retailers can offer Americans steep bargains on clothes and why that could change

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — As a substitute teacher in her mid-20s, Lindsey Puls was delighted to discover the fashion world of Shein more than 10 years ago, lured in by its super-low prices — with tops selling for a few dollars, dresses under $10, and free shipping on orders over $29. On Thursday, a group of 40 lawmakers asked Homeland Security Secretary …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Dutch government says China seeks military advantage from ASML tools

The Hindu

Fears that ASML's computer chip equipment will be used for Chinese military ends underlie recent decisions to deny the company export licences, the Dutch trade minister said in answers to questions from parliament. "China focuses on foreign expertise, including Dutch expertise in the field of lithography, to promote self-sufficiency in its military-technical development," Trade Minister Geoffrey van Leeuwen wrote in …

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1 year ago

Netherlands Blocks ASML Exports of Some Chip-Making Equipment to China

Live Mint

Netherlands has blocked chip-equipment manufacturer ASML’s exports to China of some lithography systems, which are essential to making advanced microprocessors, in a partial license revocation following U.S. export restrictions. The Netherlands-based company said Monday that the Dutch government recently partially revoked an export license for shipping the NXT:2050i and NXT:2100i lithography systems to China in 2023. Dutch semiconductor companies have …

China Dutch Netherlands Export

1 year ago

Shops in 2 Dutch cities start selling legally grown cannabis in an experiment to regulate pot trade

The Independent

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1 year, 1 month ago

Dutch lawyers seek a civil court order to halt the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel

Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Human rights lawyers went to court in the Netherlands on Monday to call for a halt to the export of fighter jet parts to Israel that could be used in attacks on Gaza. The rights lawyers want The Hague District Court to issue an injunction banning the exports of F-35 parts that are stored in a …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Dutch clothing brands support wage increase demand for workers in Bangladeshi factories

NL Times

Dutch clothing companies support demands for higher wages at clothing factories in Bangladesh. Protests for a higher minimum wage in the country got so out of hand this past week that 150 factories were closed as a precaution, RTL Nieuws reports after speaking to several Dutch companies that buy clothing from Bangladesh. The minimum wage in the South Asian country …

Dutch Bangladesh Clothing Minimum Wage Increase Demand

1 year, 2 months ago

New warnings issued over fraudulent webshops ahead of holiday season

NL Times

As the holiday season approaches, the Dutch consumer organizations again urged Netherlands residents to be wary of dodgy online stores. In the hope of reducing the number of victims, the organizations have launched a campaign: “First check reviews, then order.” The police’s National Internet Fraud Reporting Center expects over 40,000 reports of purchase and sales fraud this year. About 14,000 …

Online Review

1 year, 2 months ago

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com set to enter Lithuania

China Daily

A logo of Chinese e-commerce giant JD. VILNIUS -- Ochama, the Dutch-registered retail platform of China's e-commerce giant JD.com, is set to enter the markets of 19 countries, including Lithuania, Baltic News Services reported on Wednesday. The 19 countries are Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain …

Chinese Ochama Enter Lithuania

1 year, 4 months ago

China opens for travel but fails to attract tourists from North America, Europe

Hindustan Times

Peak summer in China — the first in four years without harsh Covid restrictions. Visa hassles, a lack of flights, idiosyncratic payment systems and the language barrier also limit China’s appeal to tourists from places such as North America and Europe. It’s certainly not comparable with the situation before Covid — foreign tourists are probably only about 20% of that …

Travel Europe China Chinese Covid Tourists North America

1 year, 5 months ago

Despite rumours, Getir will stay in the Netherlands after all

Dutch News

Turkish speed delivery service Getir will remain operational in the Netherlands but is pulling out of Spain, Italy and Portugal, the company confirmed on Friday. There had been rumours that the company, which took over German firm Gorillas last year, would ditch the Netherlands as part of a reshuffle. British fast delivery firm Zapp left the Netherlands last year citing …

Netherlands Getir Delivery Service

1 year, 5 months ago

Despite rumours, Getir will stay in the Netherlands after all

Dutch News

Turkish speed delivery service Getir will remain operational in the Netherlands but is pulling out of Spain, Italy and Portugal, the company confirmed on Friday. There had been rumours that the company, which took over German firm Gorillas last year, would ditch the Netherlands as part of a reshuffle. British fast delivery firm Zapp left the Netherlands last year citing …

Netherlands Getir Delivery Service

1 year, 6 months ago

Dutch semiconductor machine export restrictions to come into force in September

Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch companies that produce machines that make advanced semiconductor processor chips will be required to have export licenses before they can sell them overseas starting in September, the government announced Friday. The requirement will notably affect Duch company ASML, the world’s only producer of machines that use extreme ultraviolet lithography to make advanced semiconductor chips. In …

China Dutch Netherlands Machine Export Advanced Export Licenses

1 year, 6 months ago

Dutch firms must seek licence before exporting chip gear: Gov’t

Al Jazeera

Announcement of new rules comes amid pressure by US on allies to curb sales of high-tech components to China. The Dutch government has announced new rules restricting exports of certain semiconductor equipment, a move that comes amid pressure by the United States on its allies to curb China’s ability to produce advanced chips. In late March, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, …

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