https://www.scmp.com/rss/524776/feed The latest news and top stories on New Oriental. A China-based entity in the private educational services sector, New Oriental specialises in language training, K-12 tutoring, online education and test preparation courses. It primarily serves students across China and is known for being the largest private educational company in the country. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Zhu Wenqian Zhu Wenqian China’s largest private education company in terms of market value has begun offering leisure courses such as dance and photography for older adults in Beijing, as it pivots towards the country’s fast-growing silver economy. Beijing-based New Oriental Education & Technology Group – which is dual listed in New York and Hong Kong – built its reputation by helping millions of Chinese students prepare for overseas English-language tests such as the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3342108/silver-bullet-new-oriental-pivots-late-age-learners-china-ages?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3342108/silver-bullet-new-oriental-pivots-late-age-learners-china-ages?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:31:54 +0000 Alice Yan Alice Yan The English version of a book about the popular poker-like Chinese card game Guandan has been accepted by libraries at top universities in the United States. The acceptance marks a milestone in efforts to spread knowledge about the game to the world. The Essence of Guandan, or Guandan Xin Fa in Chinese, was written by Yu Mingyang, an economics professor from the prestigious Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the Shanghai Morning Post reported. Its Chinese version was published in 2023, with the... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3340703/book-guandan-china-poker-game-accepted-harvard-library-nations-premier-fan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3340703/book-guandan-china-poker-game-accepted-harvard-library-nations-premier-fan?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Feb 2026 06:00:09 +0000 Carol Yang Carol Yang China appears to have sent a message to the market with a recent 67 million yuan (US$9.7 million) fine on an unregistered education firm: the government is not planning to reverse its ban on after-school tutoring any time soon. With Beijing striving to boost consumption and create jobs, there had been growing speculation that authorities might relax their restrictions on private academic tutoring – an industry that had been worth tens of billions of dollars before the 2021 ban. But that now... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3341405/china-crushes-rumours-after-school-tutoring-comeback-huge-fine?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3341405/china-crushes-rumours-after-school-tutoring-comeback-huge-fine?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:13 +0000 Yating Yang Yating Yang Chinese education giant New Oriental has ignited online controversy after its founder posted an internal message from his holiday in Antarctica while employees were reportedly frustrated with long working hours. The message from Yu Minhong, which was designed to mark the company’s 32nd anniversary, has been slammed as self-serving and tone deaf. New Oriental was founded in 1993 in Beijing and began as a provider of Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and Graduate Record Examinations... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3333421/overworked-staff-angered-china-education-tycoons-anniversary-letter-antarctica?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3333421/overworked-staff-angered-china-education-tycoons-anniversary-letter-antarctica?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Nov 2025 10:00:14 +0000 Leopold Chen Leopold Chen A mainland Chinese tutorial centre has pressed on with promoting a programme costing nearly HK$200,000 (US$25,480) a year that it claims can help pupils attend a Hong Kong subsidised secondary school with accommodation and “intensive training”, despite warnings from authorities, the Post has found. A Post reporter posing as a parent was sent marketing materials on Wednesday, a day after Hong Kong’s Education Bureau demanded a report from Caritas St Joseph Secondary School over joint promotion... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3321762/mainland-china-tutorial-centre-undeterred-warning-over-hong-kong-school-programmes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3321762/mainland-china-tutorial-centre-undeterred-warning-over-hong-kong-school-programmes?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:42:32 +0000 William Yiu,Leopold Chen William Yiu,Leopold Chen The performance of local students in Hong Kong’s university entrance exams has not been affected by an influx of private candidates, authorities have said, even though the number of mainland Chinese participants has grown substantially and includes some whose eligibility has been questioned. The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority’s defence coincides with calls from lawmakers for more stringent regulations over collaboration between local private secondary schools and mainland... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3321633/hong-kong-dse-pupils-not-affected-rising-number-private-candidates?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3321633/hong-kong-dse-pupils-not-affected-rising-number-private-candidates?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 Aug 2025 16:14:30 +0000