HONG KONG/BEIJING: Tencent has shelved plans to invest about US$150mil (RM631.80mil) to lead a fresh fundraising round for a Chinese education firm VIPKid, two people familiar with the matter said, as Beijing moved to tighten oversight of online education platforms.
VIPKid dismissed the news as untrue, while Tencent did not respond to a request for comment.
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