Tutoring irregularities prompt crackdown Share
Companies face scrutiny after series of breaches
Concerted efforts are being made by the Chinese government to clamp down on the booming private tutoring industry, with experts saying tougher regulations and crackdowns on misconduct are expected.
Tutoring companies Zuoyebang and Yuanfudao, which are based in Beijing, were each fined 2.5 million yuan ($390,000) on May 10 by the city s market regulator for false and misleading promotion and advertising, according to a statement by the State Administration for Market Regulation.
Zuoyebang falsely claimed on its website that it is cooperating with the United Nations and also falsified users evaluations, while Yuanfudao falsely claimed it offered one-on-one tutoring by head teachers.
No plan, no future, no hope - Tauranga tourism bosses defeated ahead of Budget 2021
19 May, 2021 06:00 AM
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Waimarino Adventure Park owner Blair Anderson. Photo / Supplied
Bay of Plenty Times
By: Kiri Gillespie and Zoe Hunter
Bay of Plenty s bruised and battered tourism and hospitality sectors need more than the potential promise of financial support in this year s Budget to help recover, industry leaders say. Waimarino Group director Blair Anderson the Bay of Plenty tourism sector needed to see a plan. There s no plan, there s no future, hope. At the moment tourism is in a holding pattern.
Anderson said he believed New Zealand had another 18 months of hibernation without international visitors. While the business has been focused on domestic tourism and after-school activities, which had helped, there hadn t been enough income for anything beyond just getting by.
Budget 2021: Rotorua hospitality and tourism need more than financial help
19 May, 2021 06:00 AM
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Hennessy s Bar owner Reg Hennessy says the hospitality and tourism sector need more than just financial help in this year s Budget. Photo / NZME
Hennessy s Bar owner Reg Hennessy says the hospitality and tourism sector need more than just financial help in this year s Budget. Photo / NZME
Rotorua Daily Post
Rotorua s Covid-19 bruised and battered tourism and hospitality sector needs more than the potential promise of financial support in this year s Budget to help recover, industry leaders say. Andrew Wilson, interim chief executive of Rotorua Economic Development, said tourism businesses depending on high visitor volume and the international market had suffered from Covid-19 more than others.