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China Freezes Tutoring Firms’ Fees, Enrollment Pending Approvals
China has banned firms that teach school subjects from enrolling new students or collecting fees until they’re officially registered as non-profits by the end of 2021.
‘Help us’: foreign university students beg China to allow their return
An unknown number of international students have been locked out of China since the start of the pandemic and are increasingly desperate to resume their studies, with many despairing of ever being able to return.
Morgan Stanley thinks Chinese education companies have a way forward despite the crackdown
One beaten-down U.S.-listed Chinese education stock can recover by 55% as tutoring companies shake off the regulatory crackdown, Morgan Stanley analysts said.
Juren becomes latest victim of China’s scrutiny of off-campus schools
Juren is not the first to have buckled since China’s education ministry unexpectedly brought the axe down in late July on the booming education industry, banning them from accessing capital markets or even earning profits.
Factbox: From tech to education, China's season of regulatory crackdown
China has launched a multi-pronged crackdown on its tech companies, leaving startups and decades-old firms alike operating in a new, uncertain environment. Chinese regulators have slashed the amount of time players under the age of 18 can spend on online games to an hour of gameplay on Fridays, weekends and holidays, in response to growing concern over gaming addiction, state media said on Monday. China's State Administration of Market Regulation (SAMR) said on Monday it would further regulate the sharing economy, a sector which includes companies facilitating ride-sharing, bike-sharing, home sharing and even the pooling of battery packs for phones.
China kills almost 300 partnerships with foreign universities after tutoring ban
China has cancelled academic partnerships with some of the world’s most prestigious universities less than a month after it cracked down on the nation’s huge private tutoring industry.
Chinese tutoring companies scramble for loopholes as Wall Street English collapses
The collapse of one of the world’s top after-school tutoring companies brings to the fore pressures caused by this summer’s crackdown.
China’s Education Crackdown Pushes Costly Tutors Underground
China’s latest campaign to rein in its $100 billion out-of-school education sector was meant to level the playing field for all. Instead, the crackdown is forcing tutors under the radar, making their services even more expensive -- and exclusive.
Shanghai bans primary English exams, but ‘no one dares to ignore this subject’
Shanghai says primary school students cannot take final exams in their English classes as the country continues its rapid education reform push.
VIPKid to stop selling foreign-based tutoring to students in China
Tencent Holdings-backed (0700.HK) Chinese education firm VIPKid said on Saturday it would stop selling classes taught by foreign-based tutors to students in China with immediate effect to comply with new rules announced for the country's private education sector.
China’s ‘Godfather of education’ faces existential test
Yu Minhong rose from poverty to lead one of the world’s biggest education groups
ByteDance to close some tutoring ops after clampdown - sources
TikTok owner ByteDance told employees on Thursday it planned to lay off staff in its education business and close some of its tutoring operations, after China imposed sweeping regulations on the sector, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.
ByteDance Lays Off Hundreds After China’s Education Crackdown
TikTok-owner ByteDance Ltd. has laid off hundreds of employees as the social giant shuts down a significant part of its online education businesses to comply with Beijing’s new regulatory regime for the after-school tutoring industry.
As China’s Online Tutoring Firms Tank, India’s Cash Up
China’s crackdown on its booming for-profit education sector has shaken many investors, but in India, the sector looks poised for further rapid growth.
For Young Chinese Academics, It’s Either Get Promoted, Or Else
China’s early-career scholars are under intense pressure to prove their worth, and some are starting to crack.
Chinese newspaper labels gaming ‘spiritual opium’, names Tencent
The report from Xinhua-affiliated Economic Information Daily marks a strong attack on the country’s gaming industry and its leading player. However, the piece shows few signs that it represents the government’s official stance.
China names top computer scientist as head of education ministry
Huai Jinpeng, 58, is the new party secretary and is expected to become the education minister.
