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When AI Meets Digital Trade: Hangzhou to Host the Global Digital Intelligence Carnival


HANGZHOU, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 25 September 2025 – From September 25 to 29, Hangzhou, capital city of east China’s Zhejiang Province, will play host to the 4th Global Digital Trade Expo. As the world’s gaze turns to eastern China, the city is using this premier digital trade gathering to paint a vivid picture of the “AI +” era.

Official picture of the 4th Global Digital Trade Expo
Official picture of the 4th Global Digital Trade Expo

Drawing over 1,700 exhibitors from around the globe, more than 70 Fortune 500 companies, and upwards of 30 international organizations, this expo is far more than a convergence of goods and services. It stands as a full-fledged “AI plus digital trade” ecosystem feast, weaving technology into daily life both within and beyond the exhibition halls.

Spanning 155,000 square meters, the venue features one main “future technology arena” and seven thematic exhibition zones, all working in harmony. Over 100 groundbreaking innovations—making their first appearance in China, Asia, or even the world—will take center stage. Visitors will get answers to pressing questions: How is generative AI reshaping content creation? How does multi-modal sensory interaction push the boundaries of user experience?

The 32,000-square-meter AI exhibition zone is undoubtedly the star attraction. Clearly segmented into four sections—embodied intelligence, intelligent agents, digital merchants, and large models—it brings together over 330 AI enterprises, including all members of Hangzhou’s renowned “Six Little Dragons” (leading local AI firms).

AI elements permeate every corner in the exhibition. More than 80 robots will even step into the role of performers: they’ll showcase their agility through dancing, musical performances, and boxing matches, while also proving their mettle in practical scenarios like emergency rescue and security patrols. This lets attendees tangibly feel the diverse potential of AI.

The digital entertainment zone is a vibrant fusion of culture and technology. Home to 218 exhibitors specializing in emerging cultural products, it will debut over 10 new offerings, from online games and web dramas to web novels.

The ultra-high-definition trailer for Black Myth: Zhong Kui will deliver a visual spectacle; the design drafts and peripheral art of Black Myth: Wukong will offer a glimpse into the creators’ original vision; and most notably, the No. 25 Yulin Grottoes—recreated using AI by Zhejiang Conservatory of Music and Dunhuang Culture & Tourism Group—will “come alive” as digital art. This reimagining of millennia-old murals sparks endless wonder about the fusion of traditional culture and modern technology.

Beyond the expo grounds, Hangzhou has fully embraced the AI carnival vibe.

In Yuhang future sci-tech city, the “Six Little Dragons” exhibition hall lets visitors immerse themselves in the innovative energy of local AI enterprises. The Liangzhu digital habitat lounge offers a taste of how digital tech blends with cultural heritage, while the Qiantang BRICS center showcases cutting-edge trends in AI-powered industries. On the streets of Yuhang future sci-tech city, unmanned delivery vehicles weave nimbly through traffic, drones hover above analyzing traffic data, and quadruped robots silently stand guard over urban safety. AI has long integrated into daily life, serving as the city’s invisible assistant.

What’s more exciting is the deep synergy between the expo and top industry summits—including Apsara Conference, NetEase Future Conference, and West Lake Conference. Cross-referral of exhibitors boosts the flow of high-quality resources; mutual guidance of business clients unlocks continuous cooperation opportunities; and integrated events spark fiery exchanges of ideas. All this drives AI technology from lab theories to production-line applications, and ultimately onto the global market stage.

Behind this grand event lies Hangzhou’s years of dedicated work in AI. As a national pilot zone for the innovative development of next-generation AI and a pioneer zone for AI application, the city has long crafted a strategic policy framework. The Hangzhou implementation plan for building an AI industry development highland (2025 edition) outlines 17 measures and 20 policies focused on computing power, industry, and applications. Districts across the city have aligned their efforts around specialized AI sectors, laying a rock-solid foundation for AI growth.

Nearly 700 core AI enterprises have taken root here: DEEP Robotics specializes in embodied intelligence, advancing the deep integration of AI and robotics; Unitree Technology confronts technical bottlenecks head-on, leading alliances to drive industry progress; Alibaba has ramped up investment in intelligent computing clusters, empowering thousands of industries with “AI + Cloud”; and Hangzhou Chicheng Technology has built an industrial intelligence platform to support the digital transformation of manufacturing.

Universities and research institutions are equally pivotal: Westlake University attracts top talent and strengthens basic research; Zhejiang University has established a comprehensive AI talent development system; and Nanhu Brain-Computer Interface Institute accelerates the commercialization of research outcomes. Together, they infuse steady intellectual momentum into AI innovation.

Today, Hangzhou has emerged as a standout hub in the global AI landscape. The Wall Street Journal recently highlighted the city’s AI development, noting that Hangzhou is now “at the forefront” of China’s push to lead in AI.

“Hangzhou is now in full swing for preparing for the Digital Trade Expo,” said Yao Gaoyuan, mayor of Hangzhou, extending an invitation to global guests at a recent press conference.

The 4th Global Digital Trade Expo is not just a showcase of Hangzhou’s AI and digital trade achievements—it will also offer Hangzhou insights for the integrated development of global digital trade and AI. As the expo opens its doors, this innovative, dynamic city awaits the world to witness the captivating moment when AI and digital trade take center stage together.

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Locksley Names Industry Veterans CEO and COO to Fast-Track its US Mine-to-Market Effort

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Sept. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Locksley Resources Limited (ASX: LKY; OTCQB: LKYRF) announced the appointment of Kerrie Matthews as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Danny George as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the company. The appointments are newly-created positions and significantly strengthen the company’s executive leadership team at a pivotal time as Locksley advances the Desert Antimony Mine in Mojave. The two bring skill sets that can lead the company as it accelerates downstream processing and fast-tracks its mine-to-market solutions for antimony in the U.S. More information is available here: https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02998095-6A1285815&v=c2533a54e2514fb77a8f93f84db686e1125273e9

Kerrie Matthews, new Chief Executive Officer of Locksley Resources
Kerrie Matthews, new Chief Executive Officer of Locksley Resources

“The combined backgrounds of these two individuals in critical minerals, major project delivery and contract mining enable Locksley to address one of the most pressing US supply constraints: the absence of large-scale commercial antimony processing capacity,” said Pat Burke, chairman of Locksley. “Their appointments significantly enhance our executive capability at a pivotal moment for Locksley, supporting our strategy to transform the historic Desert Antimony Mine into a modern, fully integrated mine-to-market supply chain for 100% Made in America Antimony.”

Ms. Matthews is a highly accomplished executive leader with more than two decades of experience delivering significant and capital-intensive projects in the resources and infrastructure sectors. She has held leadership roles in the execution of BHP’s US$3.8 billion South Flank Project and Iluka’s A$1.8 billion Eneabba Rare Earths Refinery, Australia’s first fully integrated rare earths refinery. She brings extensive expertise in governance, stakeholder alignment, cost optimization and regulatory engagement, alongside her proven record of aligning large scale projects with both commercial and government priorities.

Mr. George is an experienced senior executive with a global background spanning all phases of project execution across mining, energy and infrastructure. His past experience includes major projects with WSP, Fortescue, Mineral Resources, Thyssenkrupp and Ausenco, working with leading companies such as Vale, BHP and Hancock Prospecting. His track record includes copper and lithium concentrators, iron ore and coal export facilities, as well as emerging technology projects in hydrogen and green iron. His technical breadth and expertise in rapid project delivery, capital efficiency and large-scale project execution provide Locksley with the operational discipline and agility required to advance the Desert Antimony Mine project on an accelerated schedule.

The company also announced that Julian Woodcook has resigned as technical director to focus on his Managing Director role at Viking Mines Ltd. He has been instrumental in the rapid advancement of the Company’s Mojave Project and will continue to offer strategic guidance to the company in a technical consulting capacity.

Locksley Resources (https://www.locksleyresources.com.au) is an Australian-based explorer focused on critical minerals and base metals, with assets in both the U.S. and Australia. The company is actively advancing its U.S. Asset, the Mojave Project, in California, targeting rare earths elements (REE) and antimony (The Desert Antimony Mine). The company also has a strategic collaboration with Rice University to develop DeepSolv™ for domestic processing of North American antimony. This agreement is a cornerstone of Locksley’s U.S. Critical Minerals and Energy Resilience Strategy to accelerate “mine-to-market” deployment of antimony in the U.S.

Contact: Beverly Jedynak, beverly.jedynak@viriathus.com, 312-943-1123; 773-350-5793 (cell)

Danny George, new COO of Locksley Resources
Danny George, new COO of Locksley Resources

SC Ventures and Fujitsu join forces to incubate Project Quanta

Joint venture will focus on accelerating quantum capability and value by integrating quantum resources and talent on a digital platform.

SINGAPORE and TOKYO, Sept. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — SC Ventures by Standard Chartered Bank, which builds and invests in breakthrough ventures in and beyond banking, together with Fujitsu, a leading developer of quantum software and hardware, are set to join forces on September 25 to incubate Project Quanta. The project will integrate multiple software and hardware technologies to provide clients a platform to rapidly explore, develop and integrate quantum computing and quantum-inspired applications.

The joint venture will leverage Fujitsu’s expertise in quantum computing R&D and software-and-algorithm development as well as insights gained through the development of its superconducting quantum computer. It will bring this expertise together with SC Ventures’ venture building prowess and deep insights into financial institutions to accelerate the development of quantum use cases, intellectual property, resources and value.

In this platform, in addition to the development environment, it provides pre-built algorithms in areas such as fraud detection, risk simulations, derivative pricing, and credit decision, enabling users to develop their own algorithms. We also provide access to data and backend hardware, allowing users to test their algorithms.

This project will utilize Fujitsu’s quantum computing technology. Fujitsu has been developing quantum computing capabilities through both software and hardware advancements utilizing multiple joint research initiatives. Based on the collaboration with RIKEN, Fujitsu is currently developing a 1,000-qubit superconducting quantum computer, scheduled to begin operation in fiscal 2026.

Looking ahead, the company is also planning the development of a plus-10,000 qubit (250 logical qubit) superconducting quantum computer by fiscal 2030.

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Global Robot Demand in Factories Doubles Over 10 Years

  • World Robotics 2025 Report by International Federation of Robotics released

FRANKFURT, GERMANY – Newsaktuell – 25 September 2025 The new World Robotics 2025 statistics on industrial robots showed 542,076 robots installed in 2024 – more than double the number 10 years ago. Annual installations topped 500,000 units for the fourth straight year. Asia accounted for 74% of new deployments in 2024, compared with 16% in Europe and 9% in the Americas.

Humanoids are considered to be the next big thing in robotics: China, the world's largest market for industrial robots, has set out specific targets for its plans to mass-produce humanoids. Meanwhile, tech companies in the US and Europe are announcing significant funding. The vision is to create general-purpose robots based on human motion mechanics. What are the trends, opportunities, and potential limitations of humanoids? The International Federation of Robotics has released a new positioning paper that provides valuable insights. About the POSITION PAPER Humanoid Robotby IFR: Free download at https://ifr.org/papers/download
Humanoids are considered to be the next big thing in robotics: China, the world’s largest market for industrial robots, has set out specific targets for its plans to mass-produce humanoids. Meanwhile, tech companies in the US and Europe are announcing significant funding. The vision is to create general-purpose robots based on human motion mechanics. What are the trends, opportunities, and potential limitations of humanoids? The International Federation of Robotics has released a new positioning paper that provides valuable insights. About the POSITION PAPER Humanoid Robotby IFR: Free download at https://ifr.org/papers/download

“The new World Robotics statistics show 2024 the second highest annual installation count of industrial robots in history – only 2% lower than the all-time-high two years ago,” says Takayuki Ito, President of the International Federation of Robotics. “The transition of many industries into the digital and automated age has been marked by a huge surge in demand. The total number of industrial robots in operational use worldwide was 4,664,000 units in 2024 – an increase of 9% compared to the previous year.”

Asia, Europe and the Americas – overview

China is by far the world’s largest market in 2024, representing 54% of global deployments. The latest figures show that 295,000 industrial robots have been installed – the highest annual total on record. For the first time, Chinese manufacturers have sold more than foreign suppliers in their home country. Their domestic market share climbed to 57% last year, up from about 28% over the past decade. China’s operational robot stock exceeded the 2 million mark in 2024, the largest of any country. As robotics in China is opening up new markets, there is no indication that robot demand in China will decrease. There is still a lot of potential in Chinese manufacturing for 10% growth on average each year until 2028.

Japan maintained its position as the second-largest market for industrial robots, with 44,500 units installed in 2024 – a slight 4% decrease. The country’s operational stock rose by 3%, with 450,500 units now in use. Demand for robots will grow slightly by lower single-digit rates in 2025. It will then accelerate to a medium single-digit rate on average in the next few years.

The market in the Republic of Korea installed 30,600 units in 2024 – down 3%. Annual installations had been trending sideways of around 31,000 units since 2019. The country is the fourth largest robot market in the world in terms of annual installations in 2024, after the United States, Japan, and China.

India continues to grow with a record of 9,100 units installed in 2024 – up 7%. The automotive industry was the strongest driver with a market share of 45%. In terms of annual installations, India ranks sixth worldwide, one place up behind Germany.

Europe

Industrial robot installations in Europe fell 8% to 85,000 units in 2024, still the second largest number recorded in history. 80% of all European robot installations took place in the European Union (67,800 units). Robot demand in Europe benefited from the nearshoring trend. The annual average growth rate from 2019 to 2024 was +3%.

Germany is the largest robot market in Europe and the fifth-largest in the world. Installations fell 5% to 26,982 units in 2024, which is the second-best result recorded after the record year of 2023. This represents a 32% market share of the annual total in Europe. The number of installations in Italy, the second largest European market, fell by 16% to 8,783 units. Spain is now in third place (5,100 units), with a strong demand from the automotive industry. France (4,900 units) moved down to fourth place, with a 24% decrease.

In the UK, industrial robot installations were down 35% to 2,500 units in 2024. The record number of 3,800 units in 2023 was a one-off peak, driven by the “super-deduction” tax credit program, which ended after the first quarter of 2023. Installation counts moved sideways with some cyclicity over the past decade. Robot installations in the UK rank 19th worldwide in 2024.

The Americas

Robot installations in the Americas exceeded 50,000 units for the fourth year in a row: 50,100 units were installed in 2024, down 10% below the level reached 2023.

The United States, the largest regional market, accounted for 68% of installations in the Americas in 2024. Robot installations were down by 9% to 34,200 units. The United States imports most of its robots from Japan and Europe, with few domestic suppliers. However, there are numerous domestic robot system integrators implementing robotic automation solutions.

Total installations in Mexico reached 5,600 units in 2024, a decrease of 4%. The automotive industry remained the key customer of industrial robots in Mexico, accounting for 63% of the installations in 2024.

In Canada, robot installations declined by 12% to 3,800 units. Installation figures in Canada largely depend on automotive investment cycles. The share of the car industry was 47% in 2024.

Outlook

The OECD and the IMF expects global growth in a range of 2.9% to 3.0% in 2025 and 2.9% and 3.1% in 2026. However, geopolitical tensions, violent conflicts in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, and trade disruptions are exerting their negative impact on the global economy.

The robotics industry is not immune to global macroeconomic conditions, but there is no indication that the overall long-term growth trend will come to an end any time soon. While regional trends vary substantially, the aggregate global trajectory remains positive. Globally, robot installations are expected to grow by 6% to 575,000 units in 2025. By 2028, the 700,000-unit mark will be surpassed.

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About IFR

The International Federation of Robotics is the voice of the global robotics industry. IFR represents national robot associations, academia, and manufacturers of industrial and service robots from over twenty countries:

The IFR Statistical Department provides data for two annual robotics studies:

World Robotics – Industrial Robots: This unique report provides global statistics on industrial robots in standardized tables and enables national comparisons to be made. It presents statistical data for around 40 countries broken down into areas of application, customer industries, types of robots and other technical and economic aspects. Production, export and import data is listed for selected countries. It also offers robot density, i.e. the number of robots per 10,000 employees, as a measure for the degree of automation.

World Robotics – Service Robots: This unique report describes marketable products, tasks, challenges and new developments by application. The report includes the results of the annual IFR service robot survey on global sales of professional and consumer service robots and an industry structure analysis including a full list of all service robot producers known to the IFR. The study is jointly prepared with the robotics experts of Fraunhofer IPA, Stuttgart.

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JNH PRESS Holds Completion Ceremony for Second Plant, Accelerating Leadership in Global Innovative Press Technology

SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — JNH PRESS, a leading Korean press manufacturer, celebrated a major milestone with the completion of its second plant on August 20, 2025. This expansion significantly strengthens the company’s manufacturing capacity and research and development capabilities, reinforcing its position as a global leader in forging and press technology.

JNH PRESS
JNH PRESS

Founded in 1983, JNH PRESS has built more than four decades of expertise under its motto, “Forming Your Tomorrow.” Widely recognized as Korea’s premier press brand, the company has developed an 8,000-ton press and earned UL certification, as well as the CE Mark (ANNEX IV, highest safety rating), underscoring its technological competitiveness in international markets.

JNH PRESS continues to push the boundaries of innovation, focusing on advanced automation technologies and smart manufacturing integration. Today, the company operates global agencies in more than 20 countries across Europe, Asia, the Americas, and India, supplying leading enterprises such as DIC, Trenton Forging, FAW Group, Bharat Forge, and CIE Automotive and etc. Overseas sales account for more than 70 percent of the company’s total revenue. Globally, JNH PRESS has delivered 4,000-ton and 6,500-ton press lines to China, India, and Turkey, and is one of only five companies worldwide to successfully develop an 8,000-ton press.

 Domestically, JNH PRESS is Korea’s leader in the forging press sector, recognized for technological excellence with honors such as the Gold Prize at the 30th Precision Technology Promotion Competition and designation as a top-tier Precision Technology enterprise by the Korea Testing Laboratory.

The company currently holds 56 patents and certifications, including UL and CE, reflecting its strong commitment to research and development. In 2024, JNH PRESS expanded its footprint in the U.S. market by exporting a 4,000-ton aluminum forging press and a 4,000-ton hot forging automation press.

A JNH PRESS spokesperson commented:
“With our new second plant completed, we are positioned to enhance our global competitiveness by combining expanded manufacturing capabilities with advanced technical expertise. By strengthening our focus on automation technologies and smart manufacturing, we remain dedicated to delivering cutting-edge solutions, shaping the future of manufacturing, and serving as a trusted partner in tomorrow’s industries.”

For more information about JNH PRESS products, please visit www.jnhpress.com.

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WuXi Biologics Launches WuXia™4.0, Targeted Integration Cell Line Platform TrueSite TI™,to Accelerate Biologics Development with High Titer and Superior Stability

  • TrueSite TI™, the fourth generation of WuXia™ cell line platform, leverages targeted integration technique to streamline clone screening and guarantees expression stability.
  • The platform has achieved an average mAb titer exceeding 8.0 g/L with over 99% of clonal cell lines maintaining stable protein expression after passaging for 60 generations, which effectively mitigates the risk of titer drop during scale-up manufacturing to over 20,000 L.
  •  It enables a 6-month IND timeline, accelerating development of innovative therapies and their path to commercial launch.
  • TrueSite TI™ has proved to be ideal for mAb development and demonstrated strong applicability to complex biologics, including bispecific antibodies (BsAb), Fc-fusion proteins, and Fab fragments.

SHANGHAI, Sept. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — WuXi Biologics (2269.HK), a leading global Contract Research, Development, and Manufacturing Organization (CRDMO), today announced the launch of TrueSite TI™, an industry-leading targeted integration (TI)-based CHO cell line platform designed to reshape biologics development by accelerating timelines, enhancing product quality, and ensuring consistent scalability for antibody and complex protein therapies.

Targeted integration is a precision-driven cellular engineering technique that enables the delivery of target expression units to predefined and rigorously validated locations in the host cells. Unlike conventional random integration or transposase methods, it streamlines development by limiting clone screening to just dozens of candidates, ensuring long-term expression stability, and significantly shortening IND timelines.

TrueSite TI™ is the fourth generation of WuXi Biologics’ proprietary WuXia™ cell line platform, an established system for generating high-titer, stable cell lines that has been technologically evolved and validated in over 1000 molecules over the past decade. TrueSite TI™ drives greater efficiency and quality with cutting-edge innovations. It has achieved an average monoclonal antibody (mAb) titer exceeding 8.0 g/L, supporting high-yield commercial manufacturing. It also significantly improves pool and clone quality consistency. Over 99% of the platform’s clonal cell lines have maintained stable protein stability after passaging for 60 generations, mitigating the risk of titer drop during scale-up manufacturing to over 20,000 L. 

While TrueSite TI™ has proved to be ideal for mAb development, it has also demonstrated strong applicability to complex biologics, including bispecific antibodies (BsAb), Fc-fusion proteins, and Fab fragments, delivering outstanding cell line stability, a reliable and predictable growth profile, and seamlessly consistent pool-to-clone quality. By streamlining process development workflows, TrueSite TI™ provides clients with an industry-leading 6-month IND timeline, enabling fast clinical trials for breakthrough therapeutics.

Dr. Chris Chen, CEO of WuXi Biologics, commented: “With biopharmaceutical companies striving to bring high-quality, life-saving therapies to patients faster, cell line development stands as the critical point in achieving this mission. WuXi Biologics continues to advance its WuXia™ platform, pushing the boundaries of cell line development. As the fourth generation of the platform, TrueSite TI™ has achieved dual breakthroughs in both ‘quality’ and ‘efficiency’ of cell lines, enabling our clients to lead the forefront of innovative therapeutics R&D. As a CRDMO partner, we are fully equipped with both cutting-edge technologies and a comprehensive suite of services to address the diverse needs of our clients, enabling them to succeed in the rapidly evolving era of biologics and ultimately to benefit patients worldwide.”

About the WuXia™ Cell Line Development Platform Family

 WuXia™ is a proven, high-yield (up to about 11 g/L) mammalian cell line platform family developed by WuXi Biologics. Accepted by regulatory agencies worldwide, the WuXia™ platform family have generated over 1000 cell lines expressing monoclonal and bispecific antibodies, fusion proteins, enzymes and other recombinant proteins for clinical and commercial manufacturing as of 2024. The WuXia™ platform has seen continuous technical advancements, and TrueSite TI™ is its fourth-generation version. It leverages industry-leading targeted integration technology to significantly enhance cell line titer and stability, greatly boost cell line development efficiency, and ultimately enable faster biologics development.

The WuXia™ platform family also include WuXiaADCC Plus™ for developing and manufacturing afucosylated antibodies to elicit an enhanced ADCC response, WuXia RidGS™ for non-antibiotic cell line development, WuXia293 Stable ™ for expressing difficult-to-express molecules built on HEK293 cell lines. The WuXia™ cell line development platform family continue to expand to cater to the diverse needs of global customers.

 

New Oriental Announces Filing of Annual Report on Form 20-F for Fiscal Year 2025

BEIJING, Sept. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (“New Oriental” or the “Company”) (NYSE: EDU and SEHK: 9901), a provider of private educational services in China, today announced that it filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2025 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on September 25, 2025. The annual report can be accessed on New Oriental’s investor relations website at http://investor.neworiental.org as well as the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. New Oriental will provide a hard copy of the annual report containing its audited consolidated financial statements, free of charge, to its shareholders and ADS holders upon request.

The Company has also today published its annual report for Hong Kong purposes pursuant to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“HKEX”), which can be accessed on the Company’s investor relations website at http://investor.neworiental.org as well as the HKEX’s website at http://www.hkexnews.hk.

About New Oriental

New Oriental is a provider of private educational services in China offering a wide range of educational programs, services and products to a varied student population throughout China. New Oriental’s program, service and product offerings mainly consist of educational services and test preparation courses, private label products and livestreaming e-commerce, and overseas study consulting services. New Oriental is listed on NYSE (NYSE: EDU) and SEHK (9901.SEHK), respectively. New Oriental’s ADSs, each of which represents ten common shares, are listed and traded on the NYSE. The Hong Kong-listed shares are fully fungible with the ADSs listed on NYSE.

For more information about New Oriental, please visit http://www.neworiental.org/english/.

Contacts

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

Ms. Rita Fong
FTI Consulting
Tel: +852 3768 4548
Email: rita.fong@fticonsulting.com 

Ms. Sisi Zhao 
New Oriental Education and Technology Group Inc. 
Tel: +86-10-6260-5568 
Email: zhaosisi@xdf.cn