Windmills, Dutch pay, Hiddink, Amsterdam…

Does any country pop into your mind?

That’s right. The country of windmills, the country that lends ‘Dutch’ to ‘Dutch pay’, the home country of Guus Hiddink who managed the legendary 2002 World Cup, and the country with Amsterdam as its capital is indeed Holland.

Today we’ll follow a delegation from Gyeonggi Province that visited Holland and Iceland in pursuit of policies pertaining to investment attraction and gender equality and travel to Holland J. I’m going to tell you a number of special stories about Amsterdam and Holland that we weren’t familiar with.

Let’s travel together to beautiful Amsterdam in Holland!

Roses from Gyeonggi Province in Holland

Look at this vast sea of roses.

The delegation from Gyeonggi Province headed over to Olij Breeding, a cutting-edge agricultural facility that utilizes IT, as soon as they set foot in Holland.

They say roses grown at Olij Breeding are extra special.

Aren’t they so pretty? What secret could these roses hold?

These beautiful roses here belong to a breed called g-rose. These roses were developed and exported from Gyeonggi Province.

Its color and fragrance makes it as excellent as any other rose breed from around the world. That thought makes me proud!

Olij Breeding is a well-known rose breeding company in Holland responsible for the offshore sales of roses developed by Gyeonggi Province.

The delegation from Gyeonggi Province visited Olij Breeding to inspect the breeding grounds for roses and discuss ways to increase rose exports from Gyeonggi Province. 

What does a startup support center look like in Holland?

The next stop is StartupDelta in Amsterdam. StartupDelta is a support center that helps the development of startups in Holland. StartupDelta possesses startup information that links over 1,500 startups in Holland. It reminds me of Gyeonggi Province’s Big Data.

I think ideas for creative startups would pop right into my head if I could sit in those comfortable chairs under those great light fixtures. 

During his meeting with StartupDelta Director Sigrid Johannisse, Governor Nam Kyung-pil said, “Gyeonggi Province is leading the way in establishing a creative and innovative atmosphere through its startup academy in Pangyo. If Korea, a country that aims to create the best ecosystem for startups in Asia, and Holland, the country that aims to create the best ecosystem for startups in Europe, cooperate with each other, I think it would be possible to develop world-class startups.” Governor Nam also proposed the establishment of a cooperative relationship.   

Now, we move on to Amsterdam Square for our next scheduled item. Can you feel the atmosphere of Amsterdam in Holland? ^^

Amsterdam has two different lures

Frankly, Venice comes to mind when we think of ‘canals’. But in fact, Amsterdam is also known as the ‘city of canals’.

Beautiful canals, 100km in total length, intersect the city of Amsterdam. 

A peaceful afternoon in the city of canals.

Amsterdam is indeed beautiful during the day, but it transforms into something else entirely after dark.

With lights floating on the canals, the city becomes a piece of art. 

There are so many more beautiful pictures, but it’s a pity I can’t share them all because it would take up too much space. The city that felt peaceful and elegant in daylight changed into a glamorous and vibrant city under the moonlit sky.

Amsterdam is truly a city with two different faces. If you’re travelling to Amsterdam, make sure to see the canals at night~. 

Gyeonggi Province signs MOU worth USD 50 million with global semiconductor corporation ASMI!

The last item on our delegation’s schedule was an MOU signing session with ASM International to invite investment. How did that session go?

Gyeonggi Province Governor Nam Kyung-pil successfully won USD 50 million in investment from ASMI based in Holland, one of the largest cutting-edge semiconductor processing equipment corporations in Europe! 

ASMI is one of Holland’s top global enterprises and ranked among the top ten in the word in terms of semiconductor deposition equipment production. At 9:50am on September 25, Governor Nam Kyung-pil met ASMI President Charles del Prado to sign an MOU on investment and agreed to an investment worth approximately USD 50 million including the establishment ASMI’s presence in the Dongtan Urban Cutting-edge Industrial Complex. 

Gyeonggi Governor Nam Kyung-pil said, “The investment from ASMI is an exemplary case of new job creation as well as our cooperation with small and medium enterprises.” Governor Nam added, “Gyeonggi Province plans to promote investment activities to induce more global corporations invest in our market.”

ASMI plans to establish semiconductor manufacturing facilities and a research center in Dongtan. This is expected to create 156 new jobs and help improve the technology of small and medium corporations in Korea.

Moreover, ASMI is planning to pursue joint technical development with Korean small and medium corporations in line with this investment opportunity. This is expected to upgrade Korean semiconductor technology including the replacement of imported parts and localization of semiconductor equipment parts! Also, the investment is forecasted to alleviate pressure from the monopoly on semiconductor-related equipment held by American corporations and lower the price for semiconductor related equipment.

With the USD 50 million investment agreement complete, all official business in Holland came to an end for the delegation from Gyeonggi Province. I’m really looking forward to the fantastic things waiting in Iceland which is up next for the delegation.

I’ll leave you with a picture of the sunset in Iceland. I’ll come back with some more stories tomorrow J See you tomorrow~.

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