Geopolitical tightropes: What Tesla and TAL reveal about a new era of U.S.-China business
A rumored move by Elon Musk and a controversial acquisition by a Chinese education giant are exposing growing regulatory minefields in cross-border commerce Key Takeaways: Elon Musk's rumored plan to…
INTERVIEW: Shanghai Able Digital turns structured knowledge into AI-ready infrastructure
The knowledge technology provider is building traceable, callable knowledge assets through its platforms, as knowledge graphs become its largest revenue contributor By Doug Young As AI moves from general-purpose models…
TAL Education finds gold – and risk – in U.S. acquisition
The educator’s $95 million purchase of digital reading platform Epic in a bankruptcy sale last year appears to be the source of a $405 million investment gain in its latest…
Tianli turnaround fails to sway education-averse investors
The company’s new business model after a government crackdown centers on providing education services to schools, with a growing use of AI Key Takeaways: Tianli International’s net profit rose 21%…
New education segment powers rebuilding New Oriental
Several years after getting clobbered by a government crackdown, the private educator is regaining momentum on its newer education and training businesses Key Takeaways: New Oriental reported its operating profit…
Harrods retreats from Shanghai as private colleges face degree of reckoning
British retailer Harrods is pulling out of China, just five years after launching its luxury lifestyle brand in the market. Why is it leaving, and are other luxury brands going to follow? And university campus operator XJ International has been selling assets as college education loses its luster. Why are less Chinese interested in such secondary education these days?
XJ International learns financial lesson as heavy debt prompts school asset sales
A prolonged downturn in China’s private higher-education sector has weighed heavily on the debt-heavy company, which is selling assets in a bid to survive Key Takeaways: XJ International’s latest asset…
