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The latest news, analysis and opinion on The Netherlands. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.

Capital

Amsterdam

Head of State

King Willem-Alexander

Head of Government

Prime Minister Dick Schoof

last updated:

29 November, 2024

Police stand guard as Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters light flares at the Dam square, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on November 7. Photo: AP

Israel

Amsterdam court sentences 5 men for ‘hit-and-run’ style attacks on Israeli fans

The court found them guilty of public violence, theft, and assault, with one man receiving a six-month sentence stemming from riots surrounding a soccer match.

25 Dec 2024 - 12:08AM

Hong Kong

Dragon Boy Lee makes dream debut at World Darts Championship, eyes more glory

20 Dec 2024 - 1:41PM

Science

China sells ultra-powerful laser cutter to unnamed US buyer in industry first

14 Dec 2024 - 12:00PM

Netherlands explosion kills 4, destroys block of flats in The Hague

The cause of the blast is not known, but police are looking for a car seen leaving the scene.

8 Dec 2024 - 2:46AM

Firefighters carry a coffin as emergency personnel work at the scene of an explosion in a residential area of The Hague in the Netherlands on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

US-China tech war

US exempts some Chinese firms from chip curbs for Japan, sources say

Washington has excluded some of China’s largest semiconductor companies from its latest export restrictions.

7 Dec 2024 - 10:55AM

US-China relations

Trump’s export controls hurting China could rankle US allies: analysts

Sanctions targeting Beijing’s hi-tech progress anticipated as report finds Washington has increasingly used such mechanisms in recent years.

6 Dec 2024 - 5:55AMvideocam

Science

How close is the next pandemic? Chinese researchers have new clues

China’s top infectious disease expert says a strain of avian influenza virus is adapting and could make the leap from birds to mammals.

6 Dec 2024 - 12:50AMvideocam

A study led by China’s top virologist has raised concerns that a strain of the virus H2N2 recently found in the wild now has the ability to infect humans. Photo: Reuters

US-China tech war

ASML says US chip curbs on China won’t affect 2025 sales forecast

The Dutch chip equipment maker says it is studying the impact of the new restrictions, but sees little impact on long-term demand.

3 Dec 2024 - 10:22AM

Belgium

New Belgium law gives sex workers contracts, benefits and safety protection

Law gives access to health insurance, paid leave, maternity benefits, unemployment support and pensions.

2 Dec 2024 - 3:55PM

Trending in China

Dutch-adopted man revisits China family, tells adopter ‘You’ll always be my dad’

Birth father searched for him and his mother for two years in vain, living in sorrow and ill health until his death in 2009.

29 Nov 2024 - 9:19AM

Gao Yang got lost in a train station and was sent to an orphanage, where he was adopted by a Dutch couple, who embraced him as their own. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin

United States

Opinion | North American ports must automate or risk losing out to Asia and Europe

While automated hubs in Asia and Europe attract more trade, ports in the US and Canada are mired in inefficiency and recurring labour disputes.

24 Nov 2024 - 4:30PMvideocam

South America has its first smart and green port with the inauguration of Chancay Port in Peru on November 14. The first phase of the project, when completed, will reduce the Peru-China shipping time to 23 days. Photo: Xinhua

Fame and celebrity

Who is Enchanted star James Marsden’s girlfriend, Frederique Brons?

James Marsden and his much younger girlfriend, 26-year-old Frederique Brons, were just spotted out and about in New York – so who is she exactly?

24 Nov 2024 - 5:00AM

US-China relations

Opinion | To respond to a Trump trade war 2.0, China has a few tools at its disposal

With the US poised to escalate the trade war, China must focus on boosting self-sufficiency and diversifying its options beyond the West.

22 Nov 2024 - 8:12AMvideocam

Art

Restoration of Rembrandt’s masterpiece The Night Watch begins

Dutch master Rembrandt’s 1642 painting The Night Watch is being meticulously restored at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

18 Nov 2024 - 11:35AM

Detail from Rembrandt’s The Night Watch (1642). Restoration on the Dutch masterpiece has begun. Photo: Instagram/@museummeetups

Crime

Dutch investigate alleged police violence after banned Amsterdam protest

Social media footage seemed to show police officers beating protesters who had been released after being taken away from the protest.

14 Nov 2024 - 6:58PMvideocam

Police officers detain a protestor at a protest on Dam Square in Amsterdam. Photo: AFP

Israel-Gaza war

Dutch firebrand Wilders wants to deport those who attacked Israeli soccer fans

Opposition lawmakers say the far-right politician’s remarks are ‘pouring oil on the fire’.

14 Nov 2024 - 5:05AM

Israel-Gaza war

Dozens detained at pro-Palestinian rally after football unrest in Amsterdam

Passions run high in Amsterdam after clashes with visiting Israeli football fans.

11 Nov 2024 - 4:00PM

Middle East

Israel to send planes to Amsterdam after violence against Israeli soccer fans

Leaders of Israel, Netherlands condemn ‘antisemitic’ attacks on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in Amsterdam.

8 Nov 2024 - 6:37PM

A pro-Palestinian protest in Amsterdam during the soccer match. Photo: dpa

Semiconductors

Semiconductor firms ASML, AMD, Qualcomm reaffirm China commitment

They joined about 400 other firms at the Intelligent Industry & Information Technology exhibition, part of the 2024 CIIE trade fair in Shanghai.

7 Nov 2024 - 9:00AM

Art

Thieves blast their way into Dutch art gallery and steal Warhol prints

Gang using explosives steal two Andy Warhol ‘Reigning Queens’ prints, abandon two more that won’t fit in getaway car, gallery owner says.

2 Nov 2024 - 12:24PM

Fashion

Iris van Herpen’s eye for innovation means her creations are both fashion and art

She admires the late Azzedine Alaïa for showing his designs at his own home – and perhaps aspires to do the same at her new home outside Amsterdam, where she lives with sound designer Salvador Breed

29 Oct 2024 - 10:05AM

Iris van Herpen at “Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses” at the Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane. Photo: QAGOMA

Semiconductors

ASML CEO sees US pressure building for more China semiconductor restrictions

The Dutch firm has a monopoly on making the lithography machines that help the world’s largest semiconductor foundries produce advanced chips.

22 Oct 2024 - 8:15PM

ASML chief executive Christophe Fouquet said much of the company’s business in China is focused on mature chip technology. Photo: Shutterstock

China-EU relations

Exclusive | Chinese firm Nuctech wins EU tenders despite subsidies inquiry

Scanner maker awarded over €15 million in EU-financed contracts for equipment at Italian ports.

21 Oct 2024 - 11:47PMvideocam

Art

Cézanne to Rodin, Dutch exhibition marks 150 years of Impressionism

Works by Monet, Renoir and others can be seen at the Van Gogh Museum, while Andy Warhol’s ‘Reigning Queens’ show is at another Dutch museum.

11 Oct 2024 - 4:15PM

Nato

‘Nato is ready’ as it holds annual nuclear drill

The exercise does not use any live weapons but some 2,000 military personnel taking part will simulate missions.

10 Oct 2024 - 7:33PM

Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks to the media after meeting Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at 10 Downing Street. Photo: AP

China-EU relations

China EV tariff vote leaves EU relieved yet wary of retaliation

Decision to slap duties of up to 35 per cent on mainland imports lays bare divisions in European leadership as complex negotiations continue.

6 Oct 2024 - 6:15AMvideocam

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Ukraine war

Nato’s new chief Mark Rutte visits Ukraine in first trip since taking office

Rutte pledged continued support for Ukraine in its war against Russia.

3 Oct 2024 - 7:24PMvideocam

Computer hackers

‘State actor’ blamed for massive Dutch police hack

Hackers stole the contact details of almost all 65,000 police officers in the Netherlands.

3 Oct 2024 - 11:48AM

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