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Luxembourg celebrates Kleeschen day in Shanghai
21-12-2019
On December 7rd the Consulate of Luxembourg in Shanghai celebrated ‘Kleeschen’ day with children of Luxembourg community and business community. During this event, Consul General Luc Decker told t...
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Luxembourg-based Photographer at Li Shui Festival
21-12-2019
Boris Loder, German photographer living in Luxembourg, exposed his ‘Particles’ series at Li Shui Photography festival (from 7 to 10 November).
Particles: The concept of identity often seems li...
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China Finance Forum 2019 in Luxembourg
21-12-2019
The China Finance Forum, as with previous editions of the Luxembourg Renminbi Forum, brought to Luxembourg the best experts and practitioners on financial services in relation to China.
Topics covered...
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Save the date: Luxembourg to host Cleantech Forum Europe
21-12-2019
For the 16th time, on May 18th -20th the Cleantech Forum Europe will bring together the European innovation community with clean technologies as the common denominator. The forum will provide excell...
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CTTC-E issued in a peer reviewed international journal
21-12-2019
The Luxembourg Institute of Research in Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Science (LIROMS) as the academic partner of China Table Tennis- Europe (CTTC-E) published a research paper: The Speed of Neural...
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LHoFT launches the Luxembourg Academy of Digital Finance
21-12-2019
Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT) and London Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CFTE) announced the formation of the Luxembourg Academy of Digital Finance
The joint in...
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University gets new chair of digital financial services
21-12-2019
The University of Luxembourg has created a new chair of digital financial services to lead research into the development of the country’s financial and technology sector.
Professor Gilbert Fridg...
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Luxembourg has 4th highest education level in the EU
21-12-2019
Recent figures published by Eurostat places Luxembourg in a top position when it comes to the proportion of the population that has attained tertiary education. 56.2% of the Luxembourg population aged...
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Luxembourg among 20 top destinations to visit in 2020
21-12-2019
Luxembourg ranks 8th on the list produced by tourism lodging online marketplace Airbnb of destinations that are trending in 2020. The ranking is based on an analysis of Airbnb booking data for 2020 as...
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Luxembourg 18th most competitive economy worldwide
21-12-2019
Luxembourg ranks 18th in the 2019 edition of the Global Competitiveness Report published by the World Economic Forum. The most competitive economies include Singapore, the United States, Hong Kong, ...
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Luxembourg joins UN as space sustainability pioneer
21-12-2019
Development cooperation and humanitarian affairs Minister Paulette Lenert, co-signed the agreement with United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs director Simonetta Di Pippo to launch the Space La...
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Space resources innovation centre to be set up in Luxembourg
21-12-2019
On 18 October 2019, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy Étienne Schneider announced that Luxembourg will create a space resources research centre. The centre will be established by th...
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Luxembourg and UN launch “Space Law for New Space Actors” project
21-12-2019
Luxembourg Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs Paulette Lenert and Simonetta Di Pippo, director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) signed the first...
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National Space Agency signs two new international partnerships on space
21-12-2019
On 22 October 2019, the Luxembourg Space Agency and NASA, the US federal space agency, signed a joint statement of intent to further deepen US-Luxembourg cooperation in space. The agreement was sign...
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CSSF uses artificial intelligence
21-12-2019
Luxembourg’s supervisor of the financial sector CSSF and the Center for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) signed a framework agreement on October 24th to apply artificial intelligence to prospec...
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Luxembourg technology rewarded at Equip Auto
21-12-2019
During the recent international trade fair for automotive aftersales and mobility services held in mid-October in Paris, a bodywork inspection technology developed by a Luxembourg start-up received an...
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LuxAI: a healthtech start-up going global
21-12-2019
QTRobot is a true “made in Luxembourg” product. Assembled and programmed at the premises of healthtech start-up LuxAI, it also builds on research from the University of Luxembourg. The humanoid ...
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Airbnb EU payments base opens in Luxembourg
21-12-2019
The American private home rental platform, Airbnb, has announced that EU payments between hosts and guests will be processed through the Grand Duchy as of 2020.
The company opened a subsidiary in Luxe...
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Luxembourg to launch satellite fund in 2022
21-12-2019
Luxembourg is to launch a fund to invest in high financial return activities linked to the satellite sector, with a Luxembourg satellite operator the sole contributor. The Luxembourg government reache...
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Cargolux 2nd at Best of Bencham
21-12-2019
Cargolux received the second price for Best Team Award at the 8th edition of the Best of Bencham in Shanghai. The event welcomed a record number of 370 Best of Bencham guests, with in particular HRH P...
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First direct cargo train from China arrived in Luxembourg!
21-12-2019
A cargo train carrying automobile parts, electronics and textiles left Chengdu in China on 19 October. Minister for Mobility and Public Works François Bausch was in attendance as the test train left....
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Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce visit to China
21-12-2019
The Chamber of Commerce led a trade mission to China from 4th to 8th November. This mission was led by the President of the Chamber of Commerce, former Minister of Finance, Mr Luc Frieden, and was org...
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Minister of Defense and Minister of Sports at Military World Games in Wuhan
21-12-2019
On October 18th , François Bausch, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, as well as Dan Kersch, Minister of Sports and Alain Duschene, Chief of Staff of the Luxembourg Army, went to meet the Na...
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Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy at the second edition of the China International Import Expo
21-12-2019
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy, Étienne Schneider, visited Shanghai, from 1st to 5 November 2019 to attend the second edition of the China International Import Expo (CIIE).
On Nov...
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Clean space: Luxembourg and NorthStar to create centre of excellence
20-12-2019
The Luxembourg government and global environmental information platform NorthStar will create a centre of excellence for clean space in Luxembourg. The two entities signed a letter of intent on 19 December 2019.
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Increasing Luxembourg demand for clean technologies
17-12-2019
Building and urbanisation projects with a circular approach, worth hundreds of millions of euros, are currently under way in Luxembourg. The demand for methods, technologies and materials that respect the principles of the circular economy is growing quickly as a result, bringing with it a range of new business opportunities.
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Fit 4 Start call for ICT and space tech applications open
09-12-2019
Start-ups in the ICT and space technology sectors are invited to participate in the 10th edition of Luxembourg's acceleration programme Fit 4 Start. Successful candidates will benefit from 16 weeks of personalised coaching and grants of up to €150,000.
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New Happen magazine on data-driven innovation
09-12-2019
Luxembourg is firmly determined to put in place the digital innovation policies and assets needed to foster the emergence of a robust data economy and a start-up ecosystem centred on data-driven innovation. Discover the concrete action and the next steps in the brand new edition of Happen, Luxinnovation’s international business magazine.
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Save the date: Luxembourg to host Cleantech Forum Europe
26-11-2019
On 18-20 May 2020, Luxembourg will host the Cleantech Forum Europe, a major international event in the field of clean technologies. As of today, registration to the event is open.
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Luxembourg and UN launch "Space Law for New Space Actors" project
15-11-2019
The project will provide UN member states with ad hoc expertise in drafting national space legislation and national space policies aligned with international space law.
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