China's East Buy plans $211m sale of education unit to pivot to live-streaming e-commerce
The two-year-old e-commerce business line is now considered “a long-term key growth driver” for East Buy.
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The two-year-old e-commerce business line is now considered “a long-term key growth driver” for East Buy.
SINGAPORE - Asia Pacific stocks were lower in trading Wednesday morning, with Hong Kong stocks struggling to recover from a two-day loss.
Hong Kong-listed Koolearn Technology, the online training arm of New Oriental Education Technology Group, plans to rename itself East Buy.
Tencent Holdings has cashed out nearly HK$700 million from selling its stake in Hong Kong-listed Koolearn Technology, as China’s biggest private tutoring group New Oriental Education & Technology shifted its focus to live-streaming shopping.Tencent sold 35.6 million shares on June 15 and 38.9 million shares on June 16 at an average price of HK$9.62 to HK$9.68 each, according to stock exchange filings. The total amount of disinvestment worth HK$719.7 million (US$92 million). After the selling, Tencent held 9 percent stakes in Koolearn, reducing from 1.6 per cent.Koolearn Technology, which...
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