CEO of Tengtu International To Speak On China Education At Harvard Club Of NY on November 27.Business/Education Editors TORONTO, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2001 With the PRC now in WTO See World Trade Organization. and desperate to raise its skill sets to meet a flood of foreign competition, education is increasingly seen as the answer. K - 12 alone has 200 million students in 800,000 schools in China, eager to learn English and IT and prodded by ambitious parents. In the sudden limelight of this enormously enticing multi-billion dollar market is a North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. public company called Tengtu International (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : TNTU TNTU The Nottingham Trent University (UK) ). For five years, Tengtu has been working with the Ministry of Education at the national, provincial and local levels to bring Western learning into the classrooms of China. Microsoft is its strategic partner in distributing the Tengtu Total Solution software suite to 50,000 K - 12 schools...with hundreds of thousands of additional schools likely to follow by the end of 2003. But broadband beckons, opening up this vast land to e-education initiatives already underway in Beijing. Tengtu's joint venture partners in the PRC are the three prominent PC makers -- Legend, Great Wall and Taiji. The company, headquartered in Toronto and Beijing, is solidly profitable. Founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Pak Cheung is coming to New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. to preside pre·side intr.v. pre·sid·ed, pre·sid·ing, pre·sides 1. To hold the position of authority; act as chairperson or president. 2. To possess or exercise authority or control. 3. at the Shareholders Annual Meeting to be held at the Harvard Club, 27 West 44th Street, at 2PM on Tuesday, November 27. Business and education editors are invited to hear his presentation on education in a China in transition. Writers and broadcasters are also invited to schedule one-on-one interviews with Chairman Cheung after the meeting or on the following morning (Wednesday, November 28). For a detailed description of Tengtu operations in China and recent news, see its website www.tengtu.com. "There is no other company, public or private, which has the exposure or experience of Tengtu in China education today," says Chairman Cheung. Reporters can get the so far untold story direct from Cheung himself on November 27 or 28 or by phone later. |
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