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Visionary Education Technology Announces Establishment of Canadian Asian Cultural Development Foundation During Gala Celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival
TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / September 8, 2022 / Visionary Education Technology Holdings Group Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ:VEDU), a private education provider
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[{"type":"text","content":"TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / September 8, 2022 / Visionary Education Technology Holdings Group Inc. (the \"Company\") (NASDAQ:VEDU), a private education provider located in Canada, with partners in China, hosted a Gala Event in Toronto September 3rd to announce the establishment of the Canadian Asian Cultural Foundation. The Foundation's goals are to promote and maintain interest in traditional Asian culture and to support the rich Chinese heritage and promote Asian culture and education in Canada, while fostering the development of a diverse Canadian culture.The event was timed to coincide with the traditional mid-autumn festival of Chinese culture. Also referred to as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, this holiday dates back over 3,000 years and is one of the most important holidays in China, on par with the Chinese New Year in terms of popularity. Similar holidays exist in a number of different Asian countries.The gala was well attended, and included such luminary attendees as; Peter Milliken, former Speaker of the Federal Parliament of Canada, and Professor Xiao Yongliang, an acclaimed animation expert and winner of the first Chinese Animation Gold Award at the 71st Academy Awards, Federal Congressman Jiang Zhenyu and Congressman Chen Shengyuan, Ontario Councilors Ke Wenbin and Bai Biqin, as well as a number of Members of Parliament and other political dignitaries at the local and provincial levels in Ontario.The event also celebrated the Company's recent listing on the NASDAQ Exchange, and the many recent milestones achieved by the Company as it continues to strengthen and broaden its capabilities and services.In his speech, Milliken highly praised the positive spirit of VEDU's fully international education coordinated with institutions in Canada. Professor Xiao Yongliang praised the many significant achievements of VEDU during the epidemic, and his acceptance to join the Company as CEO of 3D and Animation Research Center.Mr. David Xu, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, noted, \"I have to say we are gratified by the number of attendees, especially the dignitaries. Given all of the recent positive developments we have been announcing, and other ambitious projects still in development, we felt the Mid-Autumn Festival was the perfect time to celebrate these achievements. We are gratified by...