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China Report: 97.9% of Primary Pupils Have Heard of AI, but 56.4% Were Never Taught to Use It
A Beijing report on youth AI literacy finds near-universal awareness and heavy daily use among primary pupils, alongside weak judgement skills and a marked turn toward AI as an emotional companion.
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10/15/2026, 8:00:00 PM
Geely Adds Hainan Education Services Unit as Its Talent Arm Widens Scope
A new Geely-owned company registered in Hainan adds education testing, consulting, training and overseas-study services to the automaker's fast-growing education portfolio.
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10/15/2026, 6:30:00 PM
Hunan Sets Floor of Eight AI Class Hours a Year Starting Fall 2026
Hunan's education department orders every primary and secondary school in the province to teach AI from the fall 2026 semester, with binding minimum hours, staged curricula and new teacher incentives.
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10/15/2026, 5:00:00 PM
Arivihan Raises US$10M as 80% of Its Users Come From Rural and Tier-3 India
Indian AI tutoring platform Arivihan has closed a US$10 million Series A co-led by Prosus Ventures and Accel, taking total funding past US$15 million. Eighty per cent of its subscribers come from tier-3 cities and rural areas, and it teaches in six langua
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10/14/2026, 5:00:00 PM
China's Ministry of Education Launches Upgraded Teacher Development Center With AI Literacy Training
China's Ministry of Education held an AI-empowered teacher development conference in Beijing on October 10, relaunching the national smart education platform's Teacher Development Center and starting full-coverage AI literacy training for teachers.
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10/13/2026, 6:30:00 PM
Tencent to Shut Down Yuanqi AI Agent Platform on November 9
Tencent will discontinue Yuanqi, its no-code AI agent creation and distribution platform, citing business adjustments. New agent creation stops on October 29, the platform closes on November 9, and user data will be deleted from January 9, 2027.
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10/13/2026, 5:00:00 PM
Eight Language-Learning Startups Raised US$202M in 2026 — Here Is How They Use AI
Even in a weak funding market, eight language-learning companies from seven countries have closed rounds so far in 2026, with five disclosing amounts totalling US$202 million. The sector is splitting into two camps: AI as a tutor’s assistant, and AI conve
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10/11/2026, 6:30:00 PM
HKEX to Delist China 21st Century Education Group on October 13
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange will cancel the listing of China 21st Century Education Group (1598.HK) on October 13 after the Hebei-based private education group failed to resume trading by a September 17 deadline, closing out a restructuring that handed i
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10/11/2026, 5:00:00 PM
China Issues National Conduct Code for Youth Sports Training, Caps Prepaid Fees
The General Administration of Sport has published a seven-chapter code for extracurricular sports training for ages 7-18, taking effect November 1. It sets class-size and venue minimums, coach certification rules, and a RMB 5,000 ceiling on prepaid fees.
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10/9/2026, 5:00:00 PM
Zhejiang Passes Elderly Education Regulation Effective January 2027
The eastern Chinese province adopted a six-chapter regulation on elderly education on September 22. Nearly 29 percent of its registered population is already aged 60 or above, and the text explicitly opens the sector to private training providers.
JMDedu
10/6/2026, 6:30:00 PM
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