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Wall Street English to Fold China Tutoring Operation – GT

International language training company Wall Street English will announce the bankruptcy of its Chinese business next week, the Global Times has said


At its peak, Wall Street English had 71 learning centres in 11 Chinese cities, with over 3,000 staff. Company image.

International language training company Wall Street English will announce the bankruptcy of its Chinese business next week, according to state-owned Global Times, citing a report by Yicai.com.

The announcement comes just weeks after China clamped down on its private tutoring sector and although most of the measures were targeted at school-years education companies, adult and vocational education firms have been hit too as investors withdraw. Full story: Global Times.

 

This story was updated to add links and for style purposes.

Sean O'Meara

Sean O'Meara is an Editor at Asia Financial. He has been a newspaper man for more than 30 years, working at local, regional and national titles in the UK as a writer, sub-editor, page designer and print editor. A football, cricket and rugby fan, he has a particular interest in sports finance.