China's top market regulator fines 15 private tutoring organizations 36.5 million yuan for irregularities

A student in Beijing Jinyuan School puts his mobile phone into the safe deposit box installed in the classroom on March 1, the first day of the new semester.(Photo: Global Times)

China's market supervision watchdog imposed 36.5 million yuan ($5.7 million) of penalty on 15 off-campus tutoring organizations for false publicity and fraud.