General Business

Ambow Education Appoints Regional CFO for its U.S. Presence

BEIJING, March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ambow Education Holding Ltd. ("Ambow" or "the Company") (NYSE American: AMBO),China's leading provider of educational and career enhancement services, today announced the appointment of Mr.Kevin Derrivan, a seasoned finance executive, as its regional chief f...

2021-03-08 21:30 7160

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. Announces Results of Extraordinary General Meeting

BEIJING, March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. ("New Oriental" or the "Company") (NYSE: EDU and SEHK: 9901), the largest provider of private educational services inChina, today announced that that each of the following proposed resolutions submitted for shar...

2021-03-08 19:13 3554

Will You Join The Movement? UN Women's Global HeForShe Initiative Seeks Ambitious Leaders To Create A New Alliance For Gender Equality

NEW YORK, March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today on International Women's Day, UN Women's HeForShe movement is issuing a global call to leaders to join the newly formed HeForShe Alliance and help accelerate progress toward gender equality. Launched by UN Women Global Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson,...

2021-03-08 19:00 1915

Hong Kong lags behind on the percentage of female directors on the boards of listed companies

HONG KONG, March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries (HKICS) has today, on International Women's Day, hosted a conference. This follows the publication of a review report (Review) titled, 'Missing Opportunities - a Review of Gender Diversity on Hong Kong Board...

2021-03-08 18:36 5888

Hisense Empowers Women to Take up Challenges

QINGDAO, China, March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Global employment losses for women stand at 5%, versus 3.9% for men in 2020, according to the ILO Monitor. In particular, women are much more likely to drop out of the labour market. Notwithstanding a more competitive pressure on women, Hisense (60006...

2021-03-08 17:38 6449

Firmenich Leads on Equality in the Workplace, Reaching Next Level of Global EDGE Certification

Firmenich Takes Action Beyond Gender Focusing on Ethnic Minorities, LGBTIQ+ & Differently-abled Workforce GENEVA, March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned fragrance and taste company, today became the first company in the world to successfully upgrade its glob...

2021-03-08 17:00 3039

IBM Study Finds Advancing Women is Not a Top Priority for 70 Percent of Global Organizations Surveyed

ARMONK, N.Y., March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A new IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) (NYSE:IBM) study reveals that despite heightened awareness of the challenges facing women in the workplace driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, gender equity is still not a top priority for 70 percent of global b...

2021-03-08 13:01 3540

Clé De Peau Beauté Announces 2021 'Power of Radiance' Awardee

TOKYO, March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Clé de Peau Beauté, the luxury skincare and makeup brand, is proud to announce the third 'Power of Radiance Awards' which are a part of their long-term philanthropic commitment to advocate for girls' STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education ...

2021-03-08 10:00 5150

UNNC offers people a wider stage to show their talent

NINGBO, China, March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- "If you ask anyone on campus whether they enjoy life inNingbo, and especially in UNNC, I am sure that you would receive 90% if not 99% positive feedback." Renee TONG, a UNNC student from Hong Kong said, who is studying International Studies in UNNC and ...

2021-03-08 09:00 1876

51Talk Announces The First Profitable Year in Company History, Eyes Future Growth

BEIJING, March 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- 51Talk (China Online Education Group, NYSE: COE),China's leading online education platform and the first online English education brand listed inthe United States, announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter onMarch 5, 2021. The compan...

2021-03-05 19:39 9351

51Talk achieves growth in Q4 2020, provides opportunities for Filipinos during pandemic

BEIJING, March 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- 29-year-old Tinny Blair makes every lesson with her beloved Chinese kids enjoyable through music, one of her life's greatest pleasures. She became a familiar face to English language learners in China after appearing in several popular television variety show...

2021-03-05 19:39 8245

China Online Education Group Announces Fourth Quarter 2020 Results

BEIJING, March 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- China Online Education Group ("51Talk" or the "Company") (NYSE:COE), a leading online education platform inChina, with core expertise in English education, announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year endedDecember 31, 202...

2021-03-05 18:16 8958

Sunlands Technology Group to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Financial Results on Thursday, March 18, 2021

BEIJING, March 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunlands Technology Group (NYSE: STG) ("Sunlands" or the "Company"), a leader inChina's online post-secondary and professional education, today announced that it will report its fourth quarter and full year 2020 unaudited financial results on Thursday, March...

2021-03-05 18:00 9463

Tarena to Report Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Results on March 19, 2021

BEIJING, March 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Tarena International, Inc. (NASDAQ: TEDU)  ("Tarena" or the "Company"), a leading provider of adult professional education and K-12 education services inChina today announced that it will report its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fisc...

2021-03-05 18:00 8403

Manulife Investment Management Appoints Adrian Chen as Head of Wealth and Asset Management China

HONG KONG, March 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Manulife Investment Management today announced the appointment ofAdrian Chen as Head of Wealth and Asset Management, China, which was effective 1 March 2021. In this newly-created role, Adrian will spearhead the continued growth of the firm's wealth and as...

2021-03-05 14:25 5390

GSX Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2020 Unaudited Financial Results

BEIJING, March 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- GSX Techedu Inc. (NYSE: GSX) ("GSX" or the "Company"), a leading online K-12 large-class after-school tutoring service provider inChina, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year endedDecember 31, 2020. Fourth Qu...

2021-03-05 13:00 3284

Sunway University Researchers Listed Top 2% in the World

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, March 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States based- Stanford University has recently published a list representing the top 2% of the most-cited scientists in various disciplines from around the world. Sunway University is pleased to share that six researchers from the un...

2021-03-05 09:22 3617

Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Continues Its Reign in the 2021 QS World University Rankings by Subject

SERI ISKANDAR, Malaysia, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) has been ranked among the world's best universities in the 2021 QS World University Rankings by Subject. The latest results show UTP achieves ranking in ten subjects, with additional two subjects than last ...

2021-03-04 14:42 4890

Taylor's is Malaysia's Top Private University for Business and Hospitality

SUBANG JAYA, Malaysia, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Taylor's University retains its Top 20 in the world position for third year in a row in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021. Ranked 17 in the Hospitality and Leisure Management subject, it is the highest Malaysian institutio...

2021-03-04 05:00 8522

Latest global university rankings: MIT & Harvard share top spot, Russia and China record best-ever performances

LONDON, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- QS Quacquarelli Symonds – international higher education think-tank – have today released the eleventh edition of theQS World University Rankings by Subject : an extensive independent comparative analysi...

2021-03-04 05:00 3638

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