· RYB listed on the New York Stock Exchange and began trading under the symbol, "RYB".

· RYB launched the "Hong Shan Enable Alliance".

· RYB entered into strategic partnerships with Scholastic Inc. for English literacy content and Erikson Institute for teacher training.

· RYB started nationwide expansion and established its first kindergarten outside Beijing, located in Shenzhen.

· RYB established a well-designed teacher training system.

· RYB started franchising kindergartens.

· RYB participated in the National Education Science Planning Program of China during the "10th Five-Year Plan" and developed RYB's Multi-Dimension Education Curriculum.

· RYB opened its first directly operated kindergarten.

· RYB started franchising play-and-learn centers.

· RYB established an R&D center and started developing proprietary content and management systems.

· RYB opened China's first-ever play-and-learn center.