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Beijing to Stop Online Tutoring of Senior High School Students During Winter Vacation

Beijing regulators have interviewed many leading online tutoring companies this week, asking them to stop selling courses targeted at senior high school students during winter vacation and to refund any fees paid.

Yuanfudao Announces Entry Into Business Education Market, Launches New Brand “Feixiang Planet”

Today, Chinese online tutoring firm Yuanfudao announced its official entry into the smart education market and will now focus on enterprise education.

Yuanfudao Rolls Out STEAM Teaching App Pumpkin Science

On Wednesday, Yuanfudao, an online education company, launched Pumpkin Science, a new style of education for science enlightenment, marking a transition in what and how education is taught.

Alibaba-backed online education giant Zuoyebang downsizes amid tightening policy control

Online education company Zuoyebang reportedly laid off employees and went so far as to cut entire departments due to China’s pressuring policy on the sector. The industry might face the biggest wave of layoffs during this business recession.

Market Regulators Fine Online Tutoring Giants Zuoyebang and Yuanfudao for Misleading Consumers

The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Market Supervision and Administration on Monday imposed the maximum possible penalty on online education platforms Zuoyebang and Yuanfudao for unfair competition and misleading consumers.

VC Investment into Chinese EdTech Startups Must Address Systematic Shifts in Education

China’s long and illustrious history with education, which takes center stage in a family’s social standing, has prompted a wave of EdTech start-ups.

China VC Weekly: Edtech, Autonomous Driving and Healthcare

Last week was big for edtech fundraising news. Two of China’s largest edtech unicorns, Zuoyebang and Yuanfudao, both raised huge sums, pushing their valuations through the roof.

China Edtech Startups Yuanfudao, Zuoyebang Raise Billions in Fresh Funding Rounds

Chinese online education platform Yuanfudao has raised $300 million in a new funding round, bringing the overall funding of the Beijing-based company to $3.5 billion this year.

China VC Weekly: Esports, Wealth Management and Education

Chinese esports ‘total solutions provider’ VSPN (Versus Programming Network) has raised close to $100 million in its latest Series B round of financing.

Hottest Online Education Startups in China

The rapid technology development has greatly impacted people's lives. Not only has it changed how people shop, pay, or date, it has also changed how people learn. Online education has come to the forefront in recent years.

Yuanfudao to Possibly Become World’s Most Valued Online Education Unicorn

Yuanfudao, an online tutoring platform based in Beijing, will complete a $1.2 billion round of financing with its post-investment valuation possibly exceeding $13 billion.

Chinese EdTech Startup Yuanfudao To Close New Fundraising At $7.8 Billion Valuation

Chinese online education platform Yuanfudao has closed a new $1 billion round of financing led by Hillhouse Capital and followed by Tencent, Boyu Capital and IDG Capital.

Yuanfudao Completes Another Round of Funding, Bringing Valuation to Over $3 Billion

Yuanfudao, an online tutoring platform based in Beijing, has raised $300 million from Chinese Internet conglomerate Tencent in a deal that values the education company at $3 billion.

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