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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20-549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
(Mark One)
 
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009

¨
TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

For the transition period from ______________ to _____________
 
Commission file number: 333-101167

CHINA EDUCATION ALLIANCE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
North Carolina
56-2012361
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
organization)
 
   
588 Heng Shan Road, Kun Lun Shopping Mall,
Harbin,  The People’s Republic of China
150090
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
011-86- 451-8233-5794
 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.          Yes x     No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes   ¨  No  ¨
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” ion Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer ¨
Accelerated filer ¨
   
Non-accelerated filer ¨
Smaller reporting company x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).          Yes ¨    No x

APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes ¨    No ¨

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date:

As of August 10, 2009, there are 23,083,796 shares of $0.001 par value common stock issued and outstanding.

 

 

FORM 10-Q
CHINA EDUCATION ALLIANCE, INC.
INDEX

   
Page
PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
     
 
Item 1.  Financial Statements ( Unaudited)
3
     
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of  June 30, 2009 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2008
3
     
 
Condensed  Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 (Unaudited)
4
     
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 (Unaudited)
5
     
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as of  June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
6
     
 
Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition or Plan of Operation
23
     
 
Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
34
     
 
Item 4.  Controls and Procedures
34
     
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
 
     
 
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
35
     
 
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
35
     
 
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
35
     
 
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
35
     
 
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
35
     
 
Item 5. Other Information.
35
     
 
Item 6. Exhibits
35

 
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 
China Education Alliance, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets

   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
(Unaudited)
       
ASSETS
           
Current Assets
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 31,508,995     $ 23,418,098  
Advances to related parties
    -       142,006  
Accounts receivables
    1,099,072       469,607  
Prepaid expenses
    2,157,767       3,437,506  
Total current assets
    34,765,834       27,467,217  
                 
Property and equipment, net
    6,104,710       6,136,252  
Intangibles and capitalized software, net
    592,412       864,089  
Goodwill
    431,825       -  
Advance on acquisition
    233,000       932,000  
Long term investment
    338,268       342,357  
                 
    $ 42,466,049     $ 35,741,915  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
                 
Current Liabilities
               
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
  $ 1,048,033     $ 800,692  
Deferred revenues
    1,041,297       1,227,806  
Advances from related parties
    52,414       -  
Total current liabilities
    2,141,744       2,028,498  
                 
Stockholders' Equity
               
Preferred stock ($0.001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, 7,252,143 and 7,597,645 issued and outstanding, respectively, aggregate liquidation preference of $2,683,293 and $2,811,129, respectively)
    2,885,144       3,010,144  
Common stock ($0.001 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, 22,059,626 and 21,892,631, issued and outstanding, respectively)
    22,060       21,893  
Additional paid-in capital
    11,208,821       10,751,732  
Statutory reserve
    1,990,238       1,990,238  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    2,501,359       2,688,080  
Retained earnings
    21,716,683       15,251,330  
Total stockholders' equity
    40,324,305       33,713,417  
                 
    $ 42,466,049     $ 35,741,915  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 
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China Education Alliance, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
 
   
Three months ended June 30,
   
Six months ended June 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
                         
Revenues
                       
Online education revenues
  $ 5,470,628     $ 3,272,441     $ 10,300,116     $ 5,920,555  
Training center revenues
    2,007,947       604,752       4,555,046       1,588,384  
Advertising revenues
    639,798       581,501       1,467,290       1,020,172  
Total revenue 
    8,118,373       4,458,694       16,322,452       8,529,111  
                                 
Cost of Goods Sold
                               
Online education costs
    1,034,312       435,408       2,233,419       822,280  
Training center costs
    501,789       254,867       1,366,439       654,457  
Advertising costs
    69,775       47,417       124,914       85,587  
Total cost of goods sold 
    1,605,876       737,692       3,724,772       1,562,324  
                                 
Gross Profit
                               
Online education gross profit
    4,436,316       2,837,033       8,066,697       5,098,275  
Training center gross profit
    1,506,158       349,885       3,188,607       933,927  
Advertising gross profit
    570,023       534,084       1,342,376       934,585  
Total gross profit 
    6,512,497       3,721,002       12,597,680       6,966,787  
                                 
Operating Expenses
                               
Selling expenses
    1,906,494       1,415,683       4,117,182       2,613,018  
Administrative
    639,361       318,543       894,112       625,905  
Depreciation and amortization
    244,898       218,173       490,351       415,831  
Total operating expenses 
    2,790,753       1,952,399       5,501,645       3,654,754  
                                 
Other Income
                               
Other Income
    -       6,668       -       528,497  
Interest income
    25,783       31,528       48,539       56,436  
Investment loss
    (3,678 )     (21,842 )     (4,089 )     (21,842 )
Total other income
    22,105       16,354       44,450       563,091  
                                 
Net Income Before Provision for Income Tax
    3,743,849       1,784,957       7,140,485       3,875,124  
                                 
Provision For Income Taxes
    507,977       128,964       675,132       305,208  
                                 
Net Income
  $ 3,235,872     $ 1,655,993     $ 6,465,353     $ 3,569,916  
                                 
Basic Earnings Per Share
  $ 0.15     $ 0.08     $ 0.29     $ 0.17  
                                 
Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding
    21,930,272       21,202,359       21,930,272       21,202,359  
                                 
Diluted Earnings Per Share
  $ 0.13     $ 0.07     $ 0.26     $ 0.14  
                                 
Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding
    25,085,474       24,818,668       24,459,405       24,818,668  
                                 
The Components of Other Comprehensive Income
                               
Net Income
  $ 3,235,872     $ 1,655,993     $ 6,465,353     $ 3,569,916  
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    (148,642 )     55,303       (186,726 )     1,331,841  
                                 
Comprehensive Income
  $ 3,087,230     $ 1,711,296     $ 6,278,627     $ 4,901,757  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 
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China Education Alliance, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)

   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Cash flows from operating activities
           
Net Income
  $ 6,465,353     $ 3,569,916  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities 
               
Depreciation and amortization 
    663,830       673,059  
Stock based compensation
    332,256       -  
Loss on equity investment
    4,089       -  
                 
Net change in assets and liabilities
               
Account receivables
    (626,926 )     (477,094 )
Prepaid expenses and other 
    1,285,913       484,128  
Advances to related parties
    162,894       108,536  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 
    247,341       33,786  
Deferred revenue 
    (186,509 )     52,772  
Advances from related parties
    52,414       -  
Net cash provided by operating activities
    8,400,655       4,445,103  
                 
Cash flows from investing activities
               
Purchases of fixed assets
    (348,837 )     (409,378 )
Cash of WEI on date of acquisition
    227,964       -  
Long-term investment
    -       (436,567 )
Net Cash used in investing activities
    (120,873 )     (845,945 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities
               
Warrants exercised
    -       2,667,559  
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activity
    -       2,667,559  
                 
Effect of exchange rate on cash
    (188,885 )     1,331,841  
                 
Net increase in cash
    8,090,897       7,598,558  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    23,418,098       11,778,954  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 31,508,995     $ 19,377,514  
                 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
               
Value of equity granted and issued
  $ 332,257     $ 94,737  
                 
Non-cash investing and financing activities
               
Conversion of preferred stock to common
  $ 125,000     $ 667,800  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 
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China Education Alliance, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
 
1.
Description of Business
 
Nature of organization - China Education Alliance, Inc. (the “Company”), formerly known as ABC Realty Co., was originally organized under the laws of the State of North Carolina on December 2, 1996. ABC Realty Co.’s primary purpose was to act as a broker or agent in residential real estate transactions. On September 15, 2004, ABC Realty Co. was reorganized pursuant to the Plan of Exchange to acquire Harbin Zhong He Li Da Education Technology, Inc. (“ZHLD”), a corporation formed on August 9, 2004 in the City of Harbin of Heilongjiang Province, People’s Republic of China, with an authorized capital of $60,386 (RMB500,000).

On September 15, 2004, ABC Realty Co. executed a Plan of Exchange with ZHLD and Duane C. Bennett, the former Chairman of ABC Realty Co., pursuant to which the shareholders of ZHLD exchanged all of their registered capital of $60,386 for 18,333,334 shares of common stock of the Company, or approximately 95% of the Company’s common stock. On November 17, 2004, ABC Realty Co. changed its name to China Education Alliance, Inc. On December 13, 2004, China Education Alliance, Inc. consummated the Plan of Exchange with ZHLD and ZHLD’s shareholders. As a result of the Plan of Exchange, the transaction was treated for accounting purposes as a recapitalization of ZHLD.

ZHLD is a technology company engaged in the online education industry in the People’s Republic of China. Its mission is to promote distance learning development in the People’s Republic of China, to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of elementary education, higher education, vocational education, skill education, continuing education, and professional training programs, and to integrate with the international education system.

ZHLD’s subsidiary, Heilongjiang Zhonghe Education Training Center (“ZHTC”) was registered in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) on July 8, 2005 with a registered capital of $60,386 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of ZHLD. ZHLD owns 99% of ZHTC with 1% held in trust by Xiqun Yu for the benefit of China Education Alliance, Inc.
 
ZHLD also owns 70% of Beijing Hua Yu Hui Zhong Technology Development Co., Ltd. (“BHYHZ”). BHYHZ was formed on September 30, 2006 in the PRC. The remaining 30% interest was given to The Vocational Education Guidance Center of China for no consideration. The 30% interest in BHYHZ that the Company transferred to The Vocational Education Guidance Center of China for no consideration was treated as an intangible asset. The minority ownership interest shares of operating losses of BHYHZ are being absorbed by the Company as the minority interest holdings have no basis in their investment. The minority losses absorbed by the Company for their BHYHZ subsidiary for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 were $31,367 and $23,115, $77,017 and $73,096 respectively.

On April 18, 2008, ZHLD entered into an agreement and supplementary agreement with Harbin Daily Newspaper Group (“Newspaper Group”) to invest in a joint venture company, Harbin New Discovery Media Co., Ltd. (“New Discovery”). ZHLD contributed RMB 3,000 000 (approximately, $430,000) and Newspaper Group contributed RMB 3,120,000 (approximately, $445,000) towards the registered capital of New Discovery. In return for their respective contributions, ZHLD own 49.02% equity interest and Newspaper Group own 50.98% equity interest in New Discovery. The parties are prohibited, for the duration of the joint venture from retiring or transferring their equity interests. This joint venture will create new educational material distribution channels in readable newspaper format in the future. The value of this investment as of June 30, 2009 is $338,268. 
  
Pursuant to the terms of the supplementary agreement, Newspaper Group assigned all their rights in the “Scientific Discovery” a scientific information newspaper, with a focus on education to introduce scientific knowledge to elementary and secondary students exclusively to the joint venture company, New Discovery. In the event that the rights to “Scientific Discovery” expire because of reason other than a change in government policies and an inability to defend against or resist such changes, Newspaper Group is liable to ZHLD for twice the latter’s registered contribution in the joint venture in liquidated damages. The transaction closed on July 7, 2008 and as a result, New Discovery is now a 49.02% owned equity investment of ZHLD, referred to as a long term investment in the accompanying balance sheet.

 
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On January 4, 2009, China Education Alliance’s subsidiary, Harbin Zhong He Li Da Education Technology, Inc (“ZHLD”) entered into an agreement with Mr. Guang Li to jointly incorporate and invest in a joint venture company, Zhong He Li Da (Beijing) Management Consultant Co., Ltd. (“ZHLDBJ”). ZHLD contributed RMB 425,000 (approximately, $62,107), and Mr. Guang Li contributed RMB 75,000 (approximately, $10,960) towards the registered capital of ZHLDBJ, amounting to a total registered capital of 500,000 RMB (approximately, $73,067). In return for their respective contributions, ZHLD owns 85% equity interest, and Mr. Guang Li owns 15% equity interest in ZHLDBJ. ZHLD has authorized Mr. Xiqun Yu, the Company CEO, to hold 20% of its equity interest of ZHLDBJ on its behalf.   ZHLDBJ will be involved in the vocational training business which includes IT engineering and accounting training, in particular, in running the “Million Managers Training Program”, with the goal of improving participants’ management skills and designing a complete solution for the management, clients and suppliers. The minority ownership portion of ZHLDBJ operating losses, are being absorbed by the Company, as the management of the Company can not predict the financial ability of the minority shareholder to provide for such losses.

On April 27, 2008, the Company entered into a Share Transfer Agreement with Mr. Yuli Guo (the “Vendor”) and World Exchanges, Inc. (“WEI”) to purchase from Vendor seventy (70) issued and outstanding ordinary shares in WEI, representing 70% of the entire issued share capital of WEI (the “WEI Acquisition”). WEI is incorporated under the laws of Canada and was organized on December 19, 1991. WEI has been registered at 30 Denton Avenue, Apartment 2216, Toronto, Canada. In consideration for the said shares, the Company issued to the Vendor 400,000 shares of its common stock, with a market value of $2.33 per share. The Vendor retained the remaining 30% of the issued share capital of WEI. The Vendor has agreed not to transfer the shares of the Company to a third party for fifteen (15) years and to grant the Company a right of first refusal in the event the Vendor is desirous of selling such shares.
 
WEI provides English training programs, English test preparation courses and overseas study and consulting services in the PRC. WEI primarily operates the World Exchanges College of Language (“WECL”) English Education business. The WECL has been providing English instruction to PRC students since 1988. WECL offers 1) a Qualifying Program designed to help beginners who want to learn English as a second language to develop competence in communication skills at an elementary level; 2) a Combined Studies Program which is open to students with a College degree or at least six years of high school; 3) a General English Studies Program, which is the second year of the Combined Studies program or may be taken by someone with 3 years of university courses and a minimum of 6 years of English instruction. In addition, WECL recently started providing language test preparation programs and overseas study and consulting services for students.
 
The PRC component of the WEI Acquisition has not been fully completed as of June 30, 2009. WEI owns and operates five English Institution schools in the PRC.  Due to PRC pending regulatory approval, two of the schools as of June 30, 2009 have not been included with the WEI Acquisition. If government approval for the acquisition of the schools is approved, the Company will include the schools as part of their WEI operations. In accordance with the WEI Acquisition, WEI established a WFOE (“wholly foreign owned enterprise”), Beijing Wei Shi Yi Tong Education Technology Co., Inc. (BJWSYT), in Beijing, the PRC on December 23, 2008, whereby the WFOE shall operate as the headquarters of WEI’s educational operations in the PRC. WEI contributed US$ 100,000 towards the registered capital of BJWSYT, amounting to a total registered capital of US$100,000. In return for its contribution, WEI now owns 100% equity interest in BJWSYT, which will be involved in the English language training business, in particular, in running the World Exchanges College of Language in the People’s Republic of China. As a result of the WEI Acquisition, WEI is a 70% owned subsidiary of the Company. The Company will absorb any losses attributable to the minority interest, or the Vendor, as the minority interest has no basis in WEI. Included as part of the WEI Acquisition, is the acquisition of five English language schools in various parts of the PRC. As of June 30, 2009 the acquisition of the remaining two schools, the Xiamen Siming District Weishi English Training School and the Private Qingdao Weishi Education Training School, have not been fully completed with regards to their title under PRC regulations.  The acquisition of these two schools transaction has remained classified as an Advance on acquisition as of June 30, 2009. The acquisition of the following three schools, as a part of the WEI Acquisition has occurred as of June 30, 2009, is as follows: Beijing Weishi Success Education Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing World Exchanges English College, and Yantai WECL English College.

 
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For the quarter ended June 30, 2009, management of the Yantai WECL English College (“Yantai”) willfully refused to provide their financial statements to the Company.  The Company is now exploring its options against Yantai to enforce its rights to obtain these financial statements.   In the meantime,
the results of operations of Yantai have not been reflected for the three months ended June 30, 2009. The results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2009 reflect the results of Yantai for the period from successfully completing the Yantai acquisition under applicable PRC business regulations through March 31, 2009. Management believes that results of Yantai for the three months ended June 30, 2009 are immaterial, based on their knowledge of Yantai and based on the results of Yantai for the three months ended March 31, 2009. The financial results of WEI reflected for the three months ended March 31, 2009 reflected a net loss of $73,575, of which Yantai contributed a net loss of $1,811 for the period then ended. For the three ended June 30, 2009 WEI had a net loss of $112,009, not inclusive of results from Yantai. For the six months ended June 30, 2009 WEI had a net loss of $185,584, not inclusive of operating results of Yantai for the three months ended June 30, 2009.
 
WEI through BJWSYT will operate five schools in the PRC; two schools in Beijing, and one school in Yantai, Xiamen and Qingdao. These schools are either fully owned or controlled by WEI. The following is a list of the schools and their related percentage of ownership by WEI:
 
  
  
Percentage of
  
School Name
  
Ownership by WEI
  
Beijing Weishi Success Education Technology Co., Ltd.,
   
100
%
Beijing World Exchanges English College
   
65
%
Yantai WECL English College
   
55
%
Xiamen Siming District Weishi English Training School
   
51
%
Private Qingdao Weishi Education Training School
   
55
%
 
The Company operates in one business segment, that of education, in which it operates in two revenue areas of online education and education training centers. With the Company’s equity investment in New Discovery the Company is now invested in the business of publishing and circulating “Scientific Discovery”, a scientific information newspaper, also with a focus on education.

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Basis of Preparation of Financial Statements
 
The accompanying financial statements differ from the financial statements used for statutory purposes in PRC in that they have been prepared in compliance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and reflect certain adjustments, recorded on the entities’ books, which are appropriate to present the financial position, results of operations and cash flows in accordance with GAAP. The principal adjustments are related to revenue recognition, foreign currency translation, deferred taxation, consolidation, and depreciation and valuation of property and equipment and intangible assets.
 
These notes and accompanying financial statements retroactively reflect a reverse split that became effective October 12, 2007. Fractional shares were rounded up resulting in the issuance of 216 shares in excess of the actual conversion rate of 3-to-1.
 
These consolidated financial statements for interim periods are unaudited.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal, recurring adjustments and disclosures necessary for a fair presentation of these interim statements have been included. The results reported in these consolidated interim financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be reported for the entire year. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and do not include all information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, filed on March 30, 2009.

 
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3. 
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Principles of Consolidation - The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly subsidiaries (ZHLD and ZHTC) and its majority owned subsidiaries (BHYHZ and WEI). All inter-company transactions and balances were eliminated. Minority interest in the net assets and earnings or losses of BHYHZ and WEI have been absorbed by the Company as minority interest holders in these subsidiaries have no basis in their investment in these subsidiaries.
 
Use of estimates - The preparation of these financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of net sales and expenses during the reported periods.
 
Significant estimates include values and lives assigned to acquired intangible assets, reserves for customer returns and allowances, uncollectible accounts receivable, slow moving, obsolete and/or damaged inventory and stock warrant valuation. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Cash and cash equivalents - The Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with a maturity period of three months or less to be cash or cash equivalents. The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents approximate their fair value. Substantially all of the Company’s cash is held in bank accounts in the PRC and is not protected by FDIC insurance or any other similar insurance. The cash that the Company maintains in US banks are insured up to $250,000 at each bank as of June 30, 2009. The Company’s cash at their US bank is in excess of statutorily insured limits as of June 30, 2009.
  
Property and equipment - Property and equipment is stated at the historical cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation on property, plant and equipment is provided using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets after taking into account a 5% residual value for both financial and income tax reporting purposes as follows:
 
Buildings
20 years
Communication Equipment
10 years
Motor vehicles
5 years
Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment
5 years
 
Expenditures for renewals and betterments are capitalized while repairs and maintenance costs are normally charged to the statement of operations in the year in which they are incurred. In situations where it can be clearly demonstrated that the expenditure has resulted in an increase in the future economic benefits expected to be obtained from the use of the asset, the expenditure is capitalized as an additional cost of the asset.

Upon sale or disposal of an asset, the historical cost and related accumulated depreciation or amortization of such asset are removed from their respective accounts and any gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations.
 
The Company reviews the carrying value of property, plant, and equipment for impairment whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable from the estimated future cash flows expected to result from its use and eventual disposition. In cases where undiscounted expected future cash flows are less than the carrying value, an impairment loss is recognized equal to an amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of assets. The factors considered by management in performing this assessment include current operating results, trends and prospects, the manner in which the property is used, and the effects of obsolescence, demand, competition, and other economic factors. Based on this assessment there was no impairment at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008.
 
Intangibles and Capitalized Software- Intangibles and capitalized software consist of franchise rights on educational products, software and the transfer of minority interest in BHYHZ subsidiary for no consideration, that are amortized over the lives of the rights agreements, or their respective operational useful lives, which is five years.

 
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The Company evaluates the carrying value of intangible assets during the fourth quarter of each year and between annual evaluations if events occur, or circumstances change, that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the intangible asset below its carrying amount. There were no impairments recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2009.

Goodwill - As of June 30, 2009, the Company has determined that the WEI Acquisition resulted in goodwill. In accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”, goodwill is not being amortized.

The Company will review goodwill and other intangibles that have indefinite lives for impairment annually or when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of these assets might exceed their current fair values. Impairment testing will be based upon the best information available, including estimates of fair value which incorporate assumptions marketplace participants would use in making their estimates of fair value. In the future, if events or market conditions affect the estimated fair value, to the extent that goodwill is impaired, the Company will adjust the carrying value of goodwill in the period in which the impairment occurs.
 
Long-Lived Assets - The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment when changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Long-lived assets under certain circumstances are reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value. Assets to be disposed of and assets not expected to provide any future service potential to the company are recorded at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell. To the extent carrying values exceed fair values, an impairment loss is recognized in operating results.
 
Foreign Currency - The Company’s principal country of operations is the PRC. The financial position and results of operations of the Company are recorded in Renminbi (“RMB”) as the functional currency. The results of operations denominated in foreign currency are translated at the average rate of exchange during the respective reporting period.
 
Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the balance sheet date are translated at the market rate of exchange ruling at that date. The registered equity capital denominated in the functional currency is translated at the historical rate of exchange at the time of capital contribution. All translation adjustments resulting from the translation of the financial statements into the reporting currency (“U.S. Dollars”) are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income, a separate component within shareholders’ equity.

Revenue recognition - Revenue is recognized in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, Revenue Recognition, which states that revenue should be recognized when the following criteria are met: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) the service has been rendered; (3) the selling price is fixed or determinable; and (4) collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured. The Company believes that these criteria are satisfied when customers download prepaid study materials.
 
 Prepaid debit cards allow the Company’s subscribers to purchase a predetermined monetary amount of download materials posted on its website. The Company tracks usage of the debit card and records revenue when the debit card is used.
 
At the time that the prepaid debit card is purchased, the receipt of cash is recorded as deferred revenue. Revenues are recognized in the month when card is used. Unused value relating to debit cards is recognized as revenues when the prepaid debit card has expired.
 
Tuition from courses is recognized ratably over the period that fees are earned, typically the life of the course. The Company offer credits to students if they should withdraw, or be unable to complete their required courses. Historically the issuances of credits have not been high with regards to tuition fees. The Company offers cash refunds on a limited basis based on individual circumstances.
 
The Company engages an advertisement agency to manage its on-line advertisement revenue. Per the contract with this agency, upon posting of an on-line advertisement on the Company’s website, the Company is entitled to share with the agency 50% of the amount charged to the on-line advertiser. The Company recognizes revenue upon posting of an advertisement on their web-site. The agency is responsible for collection of all ad revenue from advertisers. The agency is required to make their remittance for on-line advertising six months after on-line ads are posted on their website.

 
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Deferred revenue reflects the unearned portion of debit cards sold and tuition. Tuition is recognized as revenue ratably over the periods in which it is earned, generally the term of the program or as the debit card is used.

Accounts Receivables - Included in accounts receivables are receivables from advertising on our websites and from the sale of prepaid debit cards to resellers. The sales of prepaid debit cards to resellers are recorded as deferred revenue until such time as the cards are used to download material from the Company’s website. Total accounts receivables as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 was $1,099,072 and $469,607, respectively.
 
The Company reviews its accounts receivables on a periodic basis and makes general and specific allowances when there is doubt as to the collectability of individual balances. In evaluating the collectability of individual receivable balances, the Company considers many factors, including the age of the balance, customer’s historical payment history, its current credit-worthiness and current economic trends. Accounts are written off after exhaustive efforts at collection. If accounts receivable are to be provided for, or written off, they would be recognized in the consolidated statement of operations within operating expenses. At June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company has not established an allowance for doubtful accounts, in addition the Company has not provided for, or written off, accounts receivable for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009.
 
Deferred Revenue - Deferred revenue reflects the unearned portion of debit cards sold and tuition payments received. Deferred revenue as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 was $1,041,297 and $1,227,806, respectively.

Advertising - The Company expenses advertising costs for television spots at the time they are aired and for all other advertising the first time the respective advertising takes place. These costs are included in selling, general and administrative expenses. The total advertising expenses incurred for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 were $211,939 and $49,794, $523,632 and $193,411, respectively.
 
Taxation - Taxation on profits earned in the PRC are calculated on the estimated assessable profits for the year at the rates of taxation prevailing in the PRC after taking into effect the benefits from any special tax credits or “tax holidays” allowed in the PRC.

The Company does not accrue United States income tax on unremitted earnings from foreign operations as it is the Company’s intention to invest these earnings in foreign operations for the foreseeable future. All Company revenues are generated in the PRC. The Company’s US operations provide corporate and administrative functions for the entire Company. The Company’s tax provisions for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 are related to the Company’s PRC operations.
 
In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation No 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an Interpretation of FASB Statement No 109 (FIN 48). FIN 48 is intended to clarify the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a company’s financial statements and prescribes the recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.

Under FIN 48, evaluation of a tax position is a two step process. The first step is to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of any related appeals or litigation based on the technical merits of the position. The second step is to measure the tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not threshold to determine the amount of benefit to be recognized in the financial statements. A tax position is measured at the largest amount of benefit where there is a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement.

The tax position that previously failed to meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold should be recognized in the first subsequent period in which the threshold is met. Previously recognized tax positions that no longer meet the more-likely-than-not criteria should be de-recognized in the first subsequent reporting period in which the threshold is no longer met.

 
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Based on all known facts and circumstances and current tax law, the Company believes that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of June 30, 2009, is not material to its results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. The Company also believes that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of June 30, 2009, if recognized, would not have a material effect on its effective tax rate. The Company further believes that there are no tax positions for which it is reasonably possible, based on current Chinese tax law and policy, that the unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease over the next 12 months producing, individually or in the aggregate, a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
 
Enterprise income tax

Under the Provisional Regulations of the People’s Republic of China Concerning Income Tax on Enterprises promulgated by the State Council which came into effect on January 1, 1994, income tax is payable by Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprises at a rate of 15% of their taxable income. Preferential tax treatment may, however, be granted pursuant to any law or regulations from time to time promulgated by the State Council. ZHLD enjoyed a 100% exemption from enterprise income taxes during 2006 due to its classification as a “Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise.” This exemption ended on December 31, 2006, at which time ZHLD qualified under the current tax structure for a 50% reduction in the statutory enterprise income tax rates for the three years ended and ending December 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009.  ZHLD income taxes for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 reflect income taxes at 50% of the applicable tax rate of 15%.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets, including tax loss and credit carry forwards, and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect of deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Deferred income tax expense represents the change during the period in the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities. The components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities are individually classified as current and non-current based on their characteristics. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company has no deferred tax assets or liabilities as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008. In addition, the Company has not recorded a deferred tax expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008.
 
Value added tax

The Provisional Regulations of the People’s Republic of China Concerning Value Added Tax (VAT) promulgated by the State Council came into effect on January 1, 1994. Under these regulations and the Implementing Rules of the Provisional Regulations of the PRC Concerning Value Added Tax, VAT is imposed on goods sold in or imported into the PRC and on processing, repair and replacement services provided within the PRC.
 
VAT payable in the PRC is charged on an aggregated basis at a rate of 13% or 17% (depending on the type of goods involved) on the full price collected for the goods sold or, in the case of taxable services provided, at a rate of 17% on the charges for the taxable services provided, but excluding, in respect of both goods and services, any amount paid in respect of VAT included in the price or charges, and less any deductible VAT already paid by the taxpayer on purchases of goods and services in the same financial year.

Software companies are eligible for a 14% VAT tax refund under PRC tax policy. The Company applied for and received VAT refunds of $0 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2009.

Related party - A related party is a company, or individual, in which a director or an officer has beneficial interests in and in which the Company has significant influence.

 
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All advances to related parties are non-interest bearing and due upon demand. From time to time the Company advances monies to certain related parties. All advances to related parties are non-interest bearing and due upon demand. As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 there is $0 and $142,006 advanced to related parties. The monies advanced as of December 31, 2008 consisted of $80,000 advanced to a party of the Company’s WEI subsidiary that had not been acquired as of December 31, 2008 and the Company advanced $62,006 to a party of ZHLDBJ prior to its formation on January 4, 2009. Subsequent to December 31, 2008 in the six months ended June 30, 2009 both these related party advances became inter-company loans receivables and eliminated in the consolidation of the Company subsequent to the purchase and establishment of these subsidiaries.
 
Stock based compensation - The Company records compensation expense associated with stock-based awards and other forms of equity compensation in accordance with FASB No. 123( R): Share-Based Payment (“SFAS No. 123( R)”) as interpreted by SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107. As required by SFAS no. 123 ( R), the Company records the cost resulting from all stock-based payment transactions including shares issued under its stock option plans in the financial statements. The Company records expense over the vesting period in connection with stock options granted. The compensation expense for stock-based awards includes an estimate for forfeitures and is recognized over the expected term of the award on a straight line basis.  The Company accounts for non-employee stock transactions in accordance with SFAS No. 123(R) and EITF 96-18
 
Fair value of financial instruments - The Company has adopted SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”), for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. SFAS 157 establishes a common definition for fair value to be applied to existing generally accepted accounting principles that require the use of fair value measurements, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure about such fair value measurements. The adoption of SFAS 157 did not have an impact on the Company’s financial position or operating results, but did expand certain disclosures.
 
SFAS 157 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Additionally, SFAS 157 requires the use of valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. These inputs are prioritized below:

 
Level 1:     
Observable inputs such as quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

 
Level 2:     
Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data

 
Level 3:
Unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data, which require the use of the reporting entity’s own assumptions.

The Company did not have any Level 2 or Level 3 assets or liabilities as of June 30, 2009. 
 
Cash and cash equivalents of approximately $31,508,995, include money market securities and commercial paper that are considered to be highly liquid and easily tradable as of June 30, 2009. These securities are valued using inputs observable in active markets for identical securities and are therefore classified as Level 1 within our fair value hierarchy.
 
In addition to SFAS 157 as noted above, SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities,” was effective for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2009. SFAS 159 expands opportunities to use fair value measurements in financial reporting and permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The Company did not elect the fair value options for any of its qualifying financial instruments.

 
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Reclassifications - Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior periods’ financial statements to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported results of operations or retained earnings.

Recent accounting pronouncements
  
In May 2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. This standard is intended to improve financial reporting by identifying a consistent framework, or hierarchy, for selecting accounting principles to be used in preparing financial statements that are presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States for non-governmental entities. SFAS No. 162 is effective 60 days following approval by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s amendments to AU Section 411, The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The Company does not expect SFAS No. 162 to have a material impact on the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.
 
In January 2009, the FASB issued FSP EITF 99-20-1, “Amendments to the Impairment Guidance of EITF Issue No. 99 – Recognition of Interest Income and Impairment on Purchased and Retained Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets”. FSP EITF 99-20-1 changes the impairment model included within EITF 99-20 to be more consistent with the impairment model of SFAS No. 115. FSP EITF 99-20-1 achieves this by amending the impairment model in EITF 99-20 to remove its exclusive reliance on “market participant” estimates of future cash flows used in determining fair value. Changing the cash flows used to analyze other-than-temporary impairment from the “market participant” view to a holder’s estimate of whether there has been a “probable” adverse change in estimated cash flows allows companies to apply reasonable judgment in assessing whether another-than-temporary impairment has occurred. The adoption of FSP EITF 99-20-1 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In April 2009 the FASB issued FSP No. 141R-1 Accounting for Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in a Business Combination That Arise from Contingencies , or FSP 141R-1. FSP 141R-1 amends the provisions in SFAS 141R for the initial recognition and measurement, subsequent measurement and accounting, and disclosures for assets and liabilities arising from contingencies in business combinations. The FSP eliminates the distinction between contractual and non-contractual contingencies, including the initial recognition and measurement criteria in SFAS 141R and instead carries forward most of the provisions in SFAS 141 for acquired contingencies. FSP 141R-1 is effective for contingent assets and contingent liabilities acquired in business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008.
 
In April 2009 the FASB issued three related Staff Positions: (i) FSP No. 157-4, Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly  , or FSP 157-4, (ii) FSP 115-2 and FSP No. 124-2,  Recognition  and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments , or FSP 115-2 and FSP 124-2, and (iii) FSP 107-1 and APB No. 28-1,  Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments  , or FSP 107 and APB 28-1, which are effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. FSP 157-4 provides guidance on how to determine the fair value of assets and liabilities under SFAS 157 in the current economic environment and reemphasizes that the objective of a fair value measurement remains an exit price. If we were to conclude that there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity of the asset or liability in relation to  normal market activities, quoted market values may not be representative of fair value and we may conclude that a change in valuation technique or the use of multiple valuation techniques may be appropriate. FSP 115-2 and FSP 124-2 modify the requirements for recognizing other-than-temporarily impaired debt securities and revise the existing impairment model for such securities, by modifying the current intent and ability indicator in determining whether a debt security is other-than-temporarily impaired. FSP 107 and APB 28-1 enhance the disclosure of instruments under the scope of SFAS 157 for both interim and annual periods.
 
In May 2009 the FASB issued SFAS No. 165, Subsequent Events, or SFAS 165. SFAS 165 establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. SFAS 165 requires the disclosure of the date through which an entity has evaluated subsequent events and the basis for that date, that is, whether the date represents the date the financial statements were issued or were available to be issued. SFAS 165 is effective in the first interim period ending after June 15, 2009.  We expect SFAS 165 will have an impact on disclosures in our consolidated financial statements, but the nature and magnitude of the specific effects will depend upon the nature, terms and value of the any subsequent events occurring after adoption.

 
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In June 2009 the FASB issued SFAS No. 167, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R), or SFAS 167, that will change how we determine when an entity that is insufficiently capitalized or is not controlled through voting (or similar rights) should be consolidated. Under SFAS No. 167, determining whether a company is required to consolidate an entity will be based on, among other things, an entity’s purpose and design and a company’s ability to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance. SFAS 167 is effective for financial statements after January 1, 2010.  We are currently evaluating the requirements of SFAS 167 and the impact of adoption on our consolidated financial statements, if any.
 
In June 2009 the FASB issued SFAS No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting, or SFAS 168. SFAS 168 represents the last numbered standard to be issued by FASB under the old (pre-Codification) numbering system, and amends the GAAP hierarchy established under SFAS 162. On July 1, 2009 the FASB launched FASB’s new Codification entitled The FASB Accounting Standards Codification  , or FASB ASC.  The Codification will supersede all existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. SFAS 168 is effective in the first interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This pronouncement will have no effect on our consolidated financial statements upon adoption other than current references to GAAP which will be replaced with references to the applicable codification paragraphs.
 
A variety of proposed or otherwise potential accounting standards are currently under study by standard setting organizations and various regulatory agencies. Due to the tentative and preliminary nature of those proposed standards, management has not determined whether implementation of such proposed standards would be material to the consolidated financial statements.
 
4.
Concentrations of Business and Credit Risk
 
Substantially all of the Company’s bank accounts are in banks located in the People’s Republic of China and are not covered by any type of protection similar to that provided by the FDIC on funds held in U.S banks.

The Company is operating in People’s Republic of China, which may give rise to significant foreign currency risks from fluctuations and the degree of volatility of foreign exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the RMB.

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist principally of cash and trade receivables, the balances of which are stated on the balance sheet. The Company places its cash in high credit quality financial institutions; however, such funds are not insured. The Company sells its products to students who purchase debit cards which can be used to download the Company’s products. Since the Company is paid in advance, it has no receivables and no significant credit risk with regards to their online education training center revenue.
 
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, no single customer accounted for 10% or more of revenue.
 
Payments of dividends may be subject to some restrictions.
 
5. 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
Cash and cash equivalents consist of the following:

 
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June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Cash on Hand — China
  $ 21,327     $ 417  
Bank Deposits — China
    30,965,999       22,705,067  
Bank Deposits — US
    521,669       712,614  
    $  31,508,995     $  23,418,098  
 
6.
Account Receivables

Account Receivables are all unsecured and due upon demand:

   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Mobi Advertising
     1,054,523       467,450  
Agents in the PRC
    38,862       -  
Others
     5,687        2,157  
    $ 1,099,072     $ 469,607  
 
The Mobi advertising is an agent for the company’s on-line advertising business with six-month receivable period subsequent to the sale of advertising.  In addition, to develop business in new areas, the Company delivered prepaid-debit cards to agents in Beijing, Inner Mongolia and other areas with 6 months trade receivables terms.
 
7. 
Prepaid Expenses
 
Prepaid Expenses consist of the following:

   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Prepaid rent
  $ 209,979     $ 312,343  
Prepaid teachers and online material
    344,978       456,137  
Prepaid services and professional fees
    18,116       66,529  
Prepaid outdoor advertising
    1,554,465       1,939,736  
Prepaid printing fee
    -       633,188  
Prepaid to WEI
    20,948       -  
Other prepaid expenses
    9,281       29,573  
    $ 2,157,767     $ 3,437,506  
 
8. 
Property and Equipment
 
Property and Equipment consist of the following:

 
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June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Buildings
  $ 3,567,719     $ 3,562,826  
Transportation vehicles
    191,690       191,427  
Communication equipment and software
    3,334,103       3,176,340  
Furniture and fixtures
    1,762,569       1,567,032  
      8,856,081       8,497,625  
Less: Accumulated Depreciation
    (2,751,371 )     (2,361,373 )
Property and Equipment, Net
  $ 6,104,710     $ 6,136,252  

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, depreciation expenses totaled $239,989 and $250,008, $389,998 and $458,420 respectively. Allocated in the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 depreciation expenses totaling $114,525 and $68,731, $179,513 and $137,462 respectively were included in cost of goods sold, the remainder of depreciation expense for the respective periods is included in operating expenses.
 
As of June 30, 2009 the Company does not have any land use rights agreements with the PRC for the office buildings owned by the Company. The Government owns the land where the Company’s buildings are located and allows the Company free usage of the land.

In the PRC, land use rights, are the legal rights for an entity to use lands for a fixed period of time. The PRC adopts dual land tenure system under which land ownership is independent of land use rights. The land is either owned by the state (“State Land”) or by rural collective economic organization (“Collective Land”).

9. 
Intangibles and Capitalized Software

Intangibles and capitalized software of the Company consist of franchise rights, software and the transfer of minority interest in the BHYHZ subsidiary for no consideration.
 
Franchise Rights
 
The franchise rights owned by the Company consist of the following:
 
·
The ACCP training course is an authority for training software engineers under authorized training procedures with authorized textbooks.
 
·
The BENET training course is an authority for training internet engineers under authorized training procedures with authorized textbooks.
 
Capitalized Software
 
The Capitalized software of the Company consists of the following:.

·
The Usage rights for job seekers is software to help university students to search jobs, post their resumes, and communicate with potential employers.
 
·
The Usage right for learners is software to help elementary and secondary students to do assignments, test papers, and get instructions from teachers.

 
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BHYHZ intangible

In connection with the organization of BHYHZ, the Company transferred to an unrelated non-profit, a quasi-governmental entity for no consideration a 30% ownership interest in the contributed capital of BHYHZ. The value of the transferred ownership is reflected as an intangible asset, related to their customer base that is being amortized over four years. At June 30, 2009, the intangible asset relating to this transaction was $27,310 net of amortization of $16,386. The minority ownership interest share of operating losses of BHYHZ is being absorbed by the Company as the minority interest holdings have no basis in their investment. The minority losses absorbed by the Company for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 was $31,367 and $23,115, $77,017 and $73,096 respectively.
 
Intangibles and capitalized software consist of the following:

   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
ACCP training course
  $ 788,920     $ 787,838  
BENET training course
    58,439       58,358  
Usage rights — Job Seekers
    438,289       437,688  
Usage rights—Learner
    292,192       291,792  
Minority interest in BHYHZ subsidiary
    43,696       43,696  
      1,621,536       1,619,372  
Less: accumulated amortization
    (1,029,124 )     (755,283 )
Intangibles, net
  $ 592,412     $ 864,089  
 
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, amortization expenses totaled $136,512 and $118,970, $ 273,841 and $214,639 respectively, and is recorded in operating expenses.
 
Future amortization of intangible assets is as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
     
2009         
  $ 297,790  
2010         
    117,048  
2011         
    98,848  
2012         
    78,726  
    $ 592,412  
 
10. 
Goodwill
 
On April 27, 2008 entered into the WEI Acquisition to ultimately acquire schools in the PRC that provide English training programs. The WEI Acquisition was not completed as of December 31, 2008. In the six months ended June 30, 2008, the Company partially completed the WEI acquisition, whereby they completed under applicable PRC regulations the acquisition of three of the five schools to be purchased under the WEI Acquisition. The completion of this portion of the WEI Acquisition, in the six months ended June 30, 2008, resulted in the Company’s recognition of goodwill of $431,825. The purchase price allocated to these three schools was $699,000. The purchase price was a reduction of advance on acquisition that was recorded for $932,000 as of December 31, 2008 for the anticipation closing for the entire WEI Acquisition. The following is an allocation of the purchase price and the assets acquired for the three schools:

Purchase price
  $ 699,000  
Fair value of assets acquired
    (267,175 )
Excess of purchase price over fair value of assets acquired allocated to goodwill
    431,825  

 
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Deferred revenue
 
Deferred revenue includes subscriber prepayments and education fee prepayments. Subscriber prepayments represent deferred revenue for the purchase of debit cards used to pay for the online downloading of education materials. The Company recognizes revenue when the card is used to download material. During the period between the purchase and use of debit cards, the unused portion of the debit card is treated as deferred revenue to the Company. Education fee prepayments represent payments for tuition for the Company’s training schools, which are amortized over the term of the course. As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company had deferred revenue of $1,041,297 and $1,227,806, respectively.
 
12.
Stockholders’ Equity
 
Common stock issuances and transactions:

-
On June 5, 2009, the Company issued 17,000 common shares with par value US$0.001 per share to RedChip Companies Inc. for its services at a market value of $46,070.
     
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During the six months ended June 30, 2009, warrants for the acquisition of 100,000 shares of common stock were exercised on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 34,828 share of common stock.
     
During the six months ended June 30, 2009 at total of 345,502 Series A Preferred Shares were converted into 115,167 shares of common stock.

Warrants:

Stock warrant activities for the six months ended June 30, 2009 is summarized as follows:
 
   
Shares
   
Weighted
 
   
underlying
   
average
 
   
warrants
   
Exercise Price
 
Outstanding as of January 1, 2009
    3,647,409     $ 2.12  
                 
Granted
    -       -  
Exercised
    (100,000 )     1.89  
Expired or cancelled
    -       -  
Outstanding as of June 30, 2009
    3,547,409       2.74  

The following table summarizes information about stock warrants outstanding and exercisable as of June 30, 2009.

 
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Exercise
Price
   
Outstanding
June 30,
2009
   
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life in Years
   
Number
exercisable
 
$ 1.29       50,000       0.40       50,000  
$ 1.50       413,156       2.66       413,156  
$ 2.07       2,055,516       2.85       2,055,516  
$ 2.25       83,333       0.84       83,333  
$ 2.40       681,035       2.85       681,035  
$ 3.00       264,369       2.85       264,369  
          3,547,409       2.74       3,547,409  

Stock Options:

In June 2009 the Company granted options to employees to purchase 396,000 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $2.90 to $3.19 per share. All options granted have a three year life from the date of issuance and all options have an exercise price equal to the market value of the Company’s commons shares on the date of grant. Of these granted options, a total of 366,000 vest in three equal tranches over two years with the first tranche vesting immediately upon the grant date, with the remaining two tranches vesting in equal amounts of shares on the following two anniversary dates from the date of grant. The remaining 30,000 options granted to an employee all vest on the first anniversary of their grant date.

In June 2009 the Company granted an option to purchase 20,000 shares of common stock at $2.90 per share, to a non-employee for legal services rendered. This option has a three year life, is fully vested on the date of grant, and has an exercise price equal to the market value for the Company’s commons shares on the date of grant. The Company fully expensed the $43,540 value of these options on the date of their grant in three and six months ended June 30, 2009.

When the stock options are granted, the fair value of each option granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The following weighted assumptions were used for all employee and non-employee options granted during the three and six months ended June 30, 2009:   (i) risk free interest rate of 1.88%, (ii) expected life of 1.74 years (iii) dividend rate of 0.00% and (iv) expected volatility of 137%

The company recorded $238,853 of compensation expense, net of related tax effects, relative to the above stock options granted to employees during June 2009 in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards No. 123-R, Share-Based Payment, ("SFAS 123(R)"). As of June 30, 2009, there is approximately $303,424 of total unrecognized costs related to unvested stock options granted to employees during June 2009. These costs are expected to be recognized over a period of approximately two years.
 
In June 2008 pursuant to the terms of an employment agreement with the CFO of the Company, the Company granted an option to purchase 10,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $3.05, the then market price on the date of grant. These options have a one year life and expired on the first anniversary of the date of grant. The options vested monthly in installments of approximately 833 shares per month. The Company recorded expense over the vesting period in connection with these options granted.
 
 The fair value of the above granted option was estimated at $7,602 on the date of grant using the Blacks-Scholes valuation model and the following assumptions: a risk free interest rate of 2.17%, a weighted expected life of 0.75 year, a dividend rate of 0.0%, and a weighted expected volatility of 86.53%. As of June 30, 2009, all compensation expense related to this option has been expensed, including $2,276 expensed during the six months ended June 30, 2009. As this option has not been exercised prior to the expiration date, this option has expired.

 
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Stock option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2009 is summarized as follows:

   
Number
   
Weighted
 
   
of
   
average
 
   
Options
   
Exercise Price
 
Balance as of January 1, 2009
    10,000     $ 3.05  
Granted
    416,000       3.11  
Exercised
    -       -  
Forfeifed
    (10,000 )     3.05  
Option exercisable as of June 30, 2009
    416,000       3.11  

The following table summarizes the Company’s stock options outstanding at June 30, 2009
Exercise
Price
 
Outstanding
June 30,
2009
   
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life in Years
   
Number
exercisable
 
$
3.19
    300,000       2.97       100,000  
$
2.90
    116,000       2.97       41,988  
        416,000       2.97       141,988  

13.
Earnings Per Share

SFAS 128 requires a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) computations.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, dilutive shares include 3,155,202 and 3,616,309 shares, 2,529,133 and 3,616,309 attributable to convertible preferred stock and warrants, respectively.

The following reconciles the components of the EPS computation
 
   
Three months ended June 30,
   
Six months ended June 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
Net income available to common shareholders
  $ 3,235,872     $ 1,655,993     $ 6,465,353     $ 3,569,916  
                                 
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic
    21,930,272       21,202,359       21,930,272       21,202,359  
Effect of dilutive securities
    3,155,202       3,616,309       2,529,133       3,616,309  
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted
    25,085,474       24,818,668       24,459,405       24,818,668  
                                 
Earnings per share - basic
  $ 0.15     $ 0.08     $ 0.29     $ 0.17  
Earnings per share - diluted
  $ 0.13     $ 0.07     $ 0.26     $ 0.14  
 
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14. 
Commitments and Contingencies
 
For the quarter ended June 30, 2009, management of the Yantai WECL English College (“Yantai”) willfully refused to provide their financial statements to the Company.  The Company is now exploring its options against Yantai to enforce its rights to obtain these financial statements.   In the meantime, the results of operations of Yantai have not been reflected for the three months ended June 30, 2009. The results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2009 reflect the results of Yantai  for  the period from successfully completing the Yantai acquisition under applicable PRC business regulations through March 31, 2009. Management believes that results of Yantai for the three months ended June 30, 2009 are immaterial, based on their knowledge of Yantai and based on the results of Yantai from the three months ended March 31, 2009. The financial results of WEI reflected for the three months ended March 31, 2009 reflected a net loss of $73,575, of which Yantai contributed a net loss of $1,811 for the period then ended. For the three ended June 30, 2009 WEI had a net loss of $112,009, not inclusive of results from Yantai. For the six months ended June 30, 2009 WEI had a net loss of $185,584, not inclusive of operating results of Yantai for the three months ended June 30, 2009.

The Company and its subsidiaries are self-insured, and they do not carry any property insurance, general liability insurance, or any other insurance that covers the risks of their business operations. As a result any material loss or damage to its properties or other assets, or personal injuries arising from its business operations would have a material adverse affect on the Company’s financial condition and operations.
 
If a loss should occur, or if management deems that a loss is probable, relating to our Company's product or performance of our services, an accrual for such loss or losses would be recognized at such time of occurrence or determination. The Company has not accrued for any losses as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008.  
 
15.
Operating Risk
 
(a) Country risk
 
Currently, the Company’s revenue is mainly derived from sale of educational products and services in the People’s Republic of China. The Company hopes to expand its operations in the People’s Republic of China, however, there are no assurances that the Company will be able to achieve such an expansion successfully. Therefore, a downturn or stagnation in the economic environment of the PRC could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition.
 
 (b) Products risk
 
The Company competes with larger companies, who have greater funds available for expansion, marketing, research and development and the ability to attract more qualified personnel. There can be no assurance that the Company will remain competitive with larger competitors.
 
(c) Exchange risk
 
The Company can not guarantee that the current exchange rate will remain steady, therefore there is a possibility that the Company could post the same amount of profit for two comparable periods and because of a fluctuating exchange rate actually post higher or lower profit depending on exchange rate of Chinese Renminbi (RMB) converted to U.S. dollars on that date. The exchange rate could fluctuate depending on changes in the political and economic environments without notice.
 
(d) Political risk
 
Currently, the People’s Republic of China is in a period of growth and is openly promoting business development in order to bring more business into the People’s Republic of China . Additionally, the People’s Republic of China allows a Chinese corporation to be owned by a United States corporation. If the laws or regulations are changed by the PRC government, the Company’s ability to operate in the People’s Republic of China could be affected.
 
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(e) Key personnel risk
 
The Company’s future success depends on the continued services of executive management in People’s Republic of China. The loss of any of their services would be detrimental to the Company and could have an adverse effect on business development. The Company does not currently maintain key-man insurance on their lives. Future success is also dependent on the ability to identify, hire, train and retain other qualified managerial and other employees. Competition for these individuals is intense and increasing.

(f) Non-compliance with financing requirements

The Company might need to obtain future financing that require timely filing of registration statements, and have declared effective those registration statements, to register the shares being offered by the selling stockholders in future financing. The Company might be subject to liquidated damages and other penalties if they continue to obtain future financing requiring registration statements, and not having those registration statements filed and declared effective in a prompt manner.


16.
Subsequent Event

The Company recorded the following equity transactions during June 30, 2009 to August 5, 2009 (“the period”):

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During the period warrants for the acquisition of 107,503 shares of common stock were exercised, resulting in the issuance of 107,503 share of common stock.
 
During the period at total of 2,750,000 Series A Preferred Shares were converted into 916,667 shares of common stock.

Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
 
The following discussion of the results of our operations and financial condition should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto, which appear elsewhere in this report.
 
Except for the historical information contained herein, the following discussion, as well as other information in this report, contain forward-looking statements,” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are subject to the “safe harbor” created by those sections. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that express our intentions, beliefs, expectations, strategies, predictions or any other statements relating to our future activities or other future events or conditions. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our business based, in part, on assumptions made by management. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may, and are likely to, differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including those discussed from time to time in this report, as well as and any risks described in the “risk factors” section of our Registration Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form S-1 (file no. 333-146023) and any other filings we make with the SEC. In addition, such statements could be affected by risks and uncertainties related to the ability to conduct business in the People’s Republic of China, demand, including demand for our products resulting from change in the educational curriculum or in educational policies, our ability to raise any financing which we may require for our operations, competition, government regulations and requirements, pricing and development difficulties, our ability to make acquisitions and successfully integrate those acquisitions with our business, as well as general industry and market conditions and growth rates, and general economic conditions. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date and we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report.
 
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Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our unaudited consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses. On an on-going basis, we evaluate these estimates, including those related to useful lives of real estate assets, cost reimbursement income, bad debts, impairment, net lease intangibles, contingencies and litigation. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ from those estimates.
 
Overview
 
Our principal business is the distribution of educational resources through the Internet. Our website, www.edu-chn.com, is a comprehensive education network platform which is based on network video technology and large data sources of education resources. We have a database comprising such resources as test papers for secondary education courses as well as video on demand. Our database includes more than 300,000 exams, test papers and courseware for secondary and elementary schools. We also offer, through our website, video on demand, which includes tutoring of past examination papers and examination techniques.
 
We also provide on-site teaching services in Harbin, where we have a 36,600 square foot training facility with 17 classrooms that can accommodate 1,200 students. These classes complement our on-line education services. The courses cover primarily the compulsory education curriculum of junior, middle and high school. We charge tuition fees for these classes.
 
We generate revenue through our website by selling prepaid debit cards to our subscribers. These debit cards permit the subscriber to download materials from our website over a specified period, usually one year. We recognize revenue from the debit cards when the students use the debit cards to purchase our products. To the extent that the debit cards expire unused, we recognize the remaining balance of the debit card at that time. We also recognize revenue from our online education business through the sale of advertising on our website. We recognize revenue from our training center’s classes ratably over the term of the course, and we recognize revenue from face-to-face tutorials with students who attend our training center and face-to-face information technology training courses.
 
The laws of the People’s Republic of China provide the government broad power to fix and adjust prices. We need to obtain government approval in setting our prices for classroom coursework and tutorials, which affects our revenue in our training center business. Although the sale of educational material over the Internet is not presently subject to price controls, we cannot give you any assurance that they will not be subject to controls in the future. To the extent that we are subject to price control, our revenue, gross profit, gross margin and net income will be affected since the revenue we derive from our services will be limited and we may face no limitation on our costs. Further, if price controls affect both our revenue and our costs, our ability to be profitable and the extent of our profitability will be effectively subject to determination by the applicable Chinese regulatory authorities.
 
Because students who purchase our on-line programs purchase debit cards for the programs that they use and students who enroll in our training classes pay their tuition before starting classes, we do not have significant accounts receivable. At June 30, 2009, we have $1,099,072 of accounts receivable in new business areas.
 
Our prepaid expenses account for a significant portion of our current assets - $2,157,767 or 6.21% of current assets at June 30, 2009. Prepaid expenses are primarily comprised of advance payments made for services to teachers, online materials and video, outdoor advertising and prepaid rent. At June 30, 2009, prepayments to teachers for online materials totaled $344,978, prepayment of rent expense totaled $209,979, prepayments for outdoor advertising totaled $1,554,465, prepaid services and professional fees totaled $18,116, prepaid to WEI totaled $20,948, and other prepaid expenses were $9,281. We amortize the prepayments to teachers over three months, which is the estimated life of the testing materials. The prepaid rent related to our Beijing office and dormitory rental for our training center and the prepayment to teachers decreases as the materials are delivered and the prepaid rent decreases ratably during the terms of the leases.
 
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As a result of both the manner in which we recognize revenue and the manner that we expense the cost of our materials, there is a difference between our cash flow and both revenue and cost of revenue.
 
In our on-line education business segment, the principal component of cost of sales is the cost of obtaining new material to offer students as we increase the available material as well as depreciation related to computer equipment and software and direct labor cost. This business segment generates a relatively high gross margin, which was 78.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2009. The gross margin is affected by the payments we have to make to teachers for the materials. In our training center business segment, the principal components of cost of sales are faculty and the amortization of intangible assets. This business segment generates a lower gross margin than the online education business segment, which was 70.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2009. The tuition that we charge our students at our training center is subject to government approval. As a result, we may not be able to pass on to our students any increases in costs we incur, including increased costs of faculty. Our gross margin in the training center is also affected by the size of our classes.
 
Our on-line products and our training services are dependent upon the government's education policies. Any significant changes in curriculum or testing methods could render all or a significant portion of our library of test papers and our training center obsolete and we may have to devote substantial resources in adapting to the changes.
 
We have recently added a platform for training agencies and schools to offer their services, and we offer job search guidance and career planning courses to college graduates through this platform. This business has become part of our online education business, since it is currently largely an Internet-based activity.
 
Because the purchase of both our on-line and our training center is made from discretionary funds, our business is dependent upon both the economy of the People’s Republic of China and the perception of students that they will benefit from improving their ability to perform well on standardized tests which are given before middle school, high school and university.
 
In December 2006, we acquired, for approximately $1.0 million, all of the fixed assets and franchise rights of Harbin Nangang Compass Computer Training School (“Compass Training School”), which was engaged in the business of providing on-site training on network engineering and ACCP software engineering to computer vocational training school students. As a result of this acquisition, we became the partner of Beida Qingniao APTEC Software Engineering within the Heilongjiang Province in the People’s Republic of China for vocational training. The acquisition included six classrooms for on-site education classes, six computer rooms and patented course materials. Compass Training School currently has two principal education programs focused on network engineering and ACCP software engineering.
 
We, through our wholly-owned subsidiary, own 70% of Beijing Hua Yu Hui Zhong Technology Development Co., Ltd,(“BHYHZ”) which was formed on September 30, 2006. At the time of its organization, we transferred a 30% interest in this subsidiary to The Vocational Education Guidance Center of China, a non-profit, quasi-government entity, for no consideration in order to enable us to work with the Guidance Center's network to expand our business. The value of this 30% interest, which is based on our cost, is treated as an intangible.
 
We are in the process of introducing new services aimed at the students who desire to attend vocational school. These students include high school students who do not continue their education at universities and university graduates who are unable to find employment. The core business of our vocation education will be in three main areas: vocation education enrollment, vocational certification, and career development for college graduates. We have collaborated with the China Vocation Education Society in setting up www.360ve.com, which provides information regarding vocation training schools and vocation training both on-line and on-site.
 
On April 27, 2008, we entered and closed an agreement to acquire 70% (70 shares of common stock) of the issued and outstanding shares of World Exchanges Inc. (“WEI”), which provides English training programs, English test preparation courses and overseas study and consulting services through five English schools.
 
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The five English schools are Beijing Weishi Success Education Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing World Exchanges English College, Yantai WECL English College, Xiamen Siming District Weishi English Training School and the Private Qingdao Weishi Education Training School, all of which provide English language training services in regions of Beijing, Yantai, Xiamen and Qingdao. Due to PRC pending regulatory approval, the schools are excluded from the WEI Acquisition. If government approval for the acquisition of the schools is approved, we will determine if the schools will be included as part of the WEI Acquisition at a later date.  

WEI primarily operates the World Exchanges College of Language (“WECL”) English Education business. The WECL has been providing English instruction for Chinese students since 1988. WECL offers 1) a Qualifying Program designed to help beginners who want to learn English as a second language to develop competence in communication skills at an elementary level; 2) a Combined Studies Program which is open to students with a College degree or at least six years of high school; 3) a General English Studies Program, which is the second year of the Combined Studies program or may be taken by someone with 3 years of university courses and a minimum of 6 years of English instruction. In addition, WECL recently started providing language test preparation programs and overseas study and consulting services for students.

WEI established a WFOE (“wholly foreign owned enterprise”), Beijing Wei Shi Yi Tong Education Technology Co., Inc (BJWSYT)., in Beijing, PRC on December 23, 2008, whereby the WFOE operates as the headquarters of WEI’s educational operations in the PRC. WEI contributed US$ 100,000 towards the registered capital of BJWSYT, amounting to a total registered capital of US$100,000. In return for its contribution, WEI now owns 100% equity interest in BJWSYT. BJWSYT is involved in the English language training business, in particular, in running the World Exchanges College of Language in the People’s Republic of China.

We will have a share of the revenue from the English language training courses at the five English schools and other revenue will come from their part-time, language training program, test preparation program as well as overseas study and consulting services for students.
 
On April 18, 2008, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Harbin Zhong He Li Da Education Technology, Inc. (“ZHLD”) entered into an agreement to contribute RMB3, 000,000 (approximately, $430,000) for a 49.02% equity interest of Harbin New Discovery Media Co (HNDM), which provides domestic advertising, press releasing, and agency service, software services, and business services nationwide.
 
HNDM has strong newspaper brand recognition and a loyal readership in the Heilongjiang province of the PRC. Through HNDM, we may create new educational material distribution channels in readable newspaper format in the future. In addition, our joint venture partner, Harbin Daily Newspaper Group has extensive expertise, resources, and relationships in the newspaper business which we may leverage to assure success in any new ventures.

HNDM’s “Scientific Discovery” newspaper has two publications per week. The first one comprises elementary and secondary school tutorship materials, synchronizing with students syllabi. The second one comprises scientific information and guidance in daily life. We anticipate a weekly circulation of 150,000 sets.

On January 4, 2009, China Education Alliance’s subsidiary, Harbin Zhong He Li Da Education Technology, Inc (“ZHLD”) entered into an agreement with Mr. Guang Li to jointly incorporate and invest in a joint venture company, Zhong He Li Da (Beijing) Management Consultant Co., Ltd. (“ZHLDBJ”). ZHLD contributed RMB 425,000 (approximately, $62,107), and Mr. Guang Li contributed RMB 75,000 (approximately, $10,960) towards the registered capital of ZHLDBJ, amounting to a total registered capital of 500,000 RMB (approximately, $73,067). In return for their respective contributions, ZHLD owns 85% equity interest, and Mr. Guang Li owns 15% equity interest in ZHLDBJ. ZHLD has authorized Mr. Xiqun Yu, the Company CEO, to hold 20% of its equity interest of ZHLDBJ on its behalf.   ZHLDBJ is involved in the vocational training business, in particular, in running the “Million Managers Training Program”.
 
Significant Accounting Estimates and Policies
 
The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our financial statements which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates including the allowance for doubtful accounts, the salability and recoverability of our products, income taxes and contingencies. We base our estimates on historical experience and on other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form our basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
 
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Property and equipment are evaluated for impairment whenever indicators of impairment exist. Accounting standards require that if an impairment indicator is present, we must assess whether the carrying amount of the asset is unrecoverable by estimating the sum of the future cash flows expected to result from the asset, undiscounted and without interest charges. If the recoverable amount is less than the carrying amount, an impairment charge must be recognized, based on the fair value of the asset.
 
Franchise rights, which we acquired from third parties, are amortized over the lives of the rights agreements, which is five years. We evaluate the carrying value of the franchise rights during the fourth quarter of each year and between annual evaluations if events occur or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the intangible asset below its carrying amount. There were no impairments recorded during the quarter ended June 30, 2009.
 
As part of the process of preparing our consolidated financial statements, we are required to estimate our income taxes. This process involves estimating our current tax exposure together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities. Our deferred tax asset is from US corporate parent and has been fully resolved. Our US parent provides corporate and administrative functions for the entire consolidated Company. We must then assess the likelihood that our deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income, and, to the extent we believe that recovery is not likely, we must establish a valuation allowance. To the extent that we establish a valuation allowance or increase this allowance in a period, we must include a tax provision or reduce our tax benefit in the statements of operations. We use our judgment to determine our provision or benefit for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against our net deferred tax assets. We believe, based on a number of factors including historical operating losses, that we will not realize the future benefits of a significant portion of our net deferred tax assets and we have accordingly provided a full valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets. However, various factors may cause those assumptions to change in the near term.
 
We cannot predict what future laws and regulations might be passed that could have a material effect on our results of operations. We assess the impact of significant changes in laws and regulations on a regular basis and update the assumptions and estimates used to prepare our financial statements when we deem it necessary.
 
We have determined the significant principles by considering accounting policies that involve the most complex or subjective decisions or assessments. Our most significant accounting policies are those related to revenue recognition and deferred revenue.
 
Revenue is recognized in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, Revenue Recognition, which states that revenue should be recognized when the following criteria are met: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) the service has been rendered; (3) the selling price is fixed or determinable; and (4) collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured. We believe that these criteria are satisfied upon customers’ download of prepaid study materials. Prepaid debit cards allow our subscribers to purchase a predetermined monetary amount of download materials posted on our website. Prepaid service contracts are amortized to income on a straight line basis over the length of the service contract. These service contracts allow the user to obtain materials for a designed period of time. At the time that the prepaid debit card is purchased, the receipt of cash is recorded as deferred revenue. Revenues are recognized in the month when services are actually rendered. Unused value relating to debit cards is recognized as revenue when the prepaid debit card has expired. Revenue from advertising on our website is recognized when the advertisement is run. Since advertising customers are billed monthly, there are no unearned advertising revenues.
 
Prepaid expenses are primarily comprised of advance payments made for services to teachers, online materials and video, outdoor advertising and prepaid rent. 
 
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Deferred revenue includes subscriber prepayments and education fee prepayments. Subscriber prepayments represent deferred revenue for the purchase of debit cards used to pay for the online downloading of education materials, including testing booklets, supplemental materials, and teaching video clips. We value the sales based on the actual occurrence of customer download. Therefore, the spare time between the purchase of debit cards and actual download is recorded under advances on accounts as deferred or unearned revenues. Once the download takes place, the amount is then transferred from advances on accounts to sales. Education fee prepayments represent tuition payments and payments for service contracts which are amortized over their respective terms.
 
We have granted a stock option ”D” to our officers, directors or key employees to purchase a total of 416,000 shares of common stock of the company, such options to vest yearly in equal installments commencing from June 18, 2009 through June 18, 2012. To the extent that we do adopt such plans in the future, such grants will be valued at the granting date and expensed over the applicable vesting period as required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payments.”
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. This standard is intended to improve financial reporting by identifying a consistent framework, or hierarchy, for selecting accounting principles to be used in preparing financial statements that are presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States for non-governmental entities. SFAS No. 162 is effective 60 days following approval by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s amendments to AU Section 411, The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The Company does not expect SFAS No. 162 to have a material impact on the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.
 
In January 2009, the FASB issued FSP EITF 99-20-1, “Amendments to the Impairment Guidance of EITF Issue No. 99 – Recognition of Interest Income and Impairment on Purchased and Retained Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets”. FSP EITF 99-20-1 changes the impairment model included within EITF 99-20 to be more consistent with the impairment model of SFAS No. 115. FSP EITF 99-20-1 achieves this by amending the impairment model in EITF 99-20 to remove its exclusive reliance on “market participant” estimates of future cash flows used in determining fair value. Changing the cash flows used to analyze other-than-temporary impairment from the “market participant” view to a holder’s estimate of whether there has been a “probable” adverse change in estimated cash flows allows companies to apply reasonable judgment in assessing whether an other-than-temporary impairment has occurred. The adoption of FSP EITF 99-20-1 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In April 2009 the FASB issued FSP No. 141R-1 Accounting for Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in a Business Combination That Arise from Contingencies , or FSP 141R-1. FSP 141R-1 amends the provisions in SFAS 141R for the initial recognition and measurement, subsequent measurement and accounting, and disclosures for assets and liabilities arising from contingencies in business combinations. The FSP eliminates the distinction between contractual and non-contractual contingencies, including the initial recognition and measurement criteria in SFAS 141R and instead carries forward most of the provisions in SFAS 141 for acquired contingencies. FSP 141R-1 is effective for contingent assets and contingent liabilities acquired in business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008.
 
In April 2009 the FASB issued three related Staff Positions: (i) FSP No. 157-4, Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly  , or FSP 157-4, (ii) FSP 115-2 and FSP No. 124-2,  Recognition  and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments , or FSP 115-2 and FSP 124-2, and (iii) FSP 107-1 and APB No. 28-1,  Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments  , or FSP 107 and APB 28-1, which are effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. FSP 157-4 provides guidance on how to determine the fair value of assets and liabilities under SFAS 157 in the current economic environment and reemphasizes that the objective of a fair value measurement remains an exit price. If we were to conclude that there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity of the asset or liability in relation to  normal market activities, quoted market values may not be representative of fair value and we may conclude that a change in valuation technique or the use of multiple valuation techniques may be appropriate. FSP 115-2 and FSP 124-2 modify the requirements for recognizing other-than-temporarily impaired debt securities and revise the existing impairment model for such securities, by modifying the current intent and ability indicator in determining whether a debt security is other-than-temporarily impaired. FSP 107 and APB 28-1 enhance the disclosure of instruments under the scope of SFAS 157 for both interim and annual periods.
 
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In May 2009 the FASB issued SFAS No. 165, Subsequent Events, or SFAS 165. SFAS 165 establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. SFAS 165 requires the disclosure of the date through which an entity has evaluated subsequent events and the basis for that date, that is, whether the date represents the date the financial statements were issued or were available to be issued. SFAS 165 is effective in the first interim period ending after June 15, 2009.  We expect SFAS 165 will have an impact on disclosures in our consolidated financial statements, but the nature and magnitude of the specific effects will depend upon the nature, terms and value of the any subsequent events occurring after adoption.
 
In June 2009 the FASB issued SFAS No. 167, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R), or SFAS 167, that will change how we determine when an entity that is insufficiently capitalized or is not controlled through voting (or similar rights) should be consolidated. Under SFAS No. 167, determining whether a company is required to consolidate an entity will be based on, among other things, an entity’s purpose and design and a company’s ability to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance. SFAS 167 is effective for financial statements after January 1, 2010.  We are currently evaluating the requirements of SFAS 167 and the impact of adoption on our consolidated financial statements, if any.
 
In June 2009 the FASB issued SFAS No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting, or SFAS 168. SFAS 168 represents the last numbered standard to be issued by FASB under the old (pre-Codification) numbering system, and amends the GAAP hierarchy established under SFAS 162. On July 1, 2009 the FASB launched FASB’s new Codification entitled The FASB Accounting Standards Codification  , or FASB ASC.  The Codification will supersede all existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. SFAS 168 is effective in the first interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This pronouncement will have no effect on our consolidated financial statements upon adoption other than current references to GAAP which will be replaced with references to the applicable codification paragraphs.
 
A variety of proposed or otherwise potential accounting standards are currently under study by standard setting organizations and various regulatory agencies. Due to the tentative and preliminary nature of those proposed standards, management has not determined whether implementation of such proposed standards would be material to the consolidated financial statements.
 
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Results of Operations

Three Months Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008

The following table sets forth information from our statements of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008:

   
(Dollars)
 
   
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
                                 
Revenue
  $ 8,118,373       100.0 %   $ 4,458,694       100.0 %
Cost of sales
    1,605,876       19.8 %     737,692       16.5 %
Gross profit
    6,512,497       80.2 %     3,721,002       83.5 %
Income from operations
    3,721,744       45.8 %     1,768,603       39.7 %
Interest expense
    -       0.0 %     -       0.0 %
Other income
    22,105       0.3 %     16,354       0.4 %
Income before income taxes
    3,743,849       46.1 %     1,784,957       40.0 %
Provision for income taxes
    507,977       6.3 %     128,964       2.9 %
Income before minority interest
    3,235,872       39.9 %     1,655,993       37.1 %
Net income
    3,235,872       39.9 %     1,655,993       37.1 %

The following table sets forth information as to the gross margin for our three lines of business for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008.
   
(Dollars)
 
   
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Online Education:
           
Revenue
  $ 5,470,628     $ 3,272,441  
Cost of sales
    1,034,312       435,408  
Gross profit
    4,436,316       2,837,033  
Gross margin
    81.1 %     86.7 %
Training center
               
Revenue
    2,007,947       604,752  
Cost of sales
    501,789       254,867  
Gross profit
    1,506,158       349,885  
Gross margin
    75.0 %     57.9 %
Advertising:
               
Revenue
    639,798       581,501  
Cost of sales
    69,775       47,417  
Gross profit
    570,023       534,084  
Gross margin
    89.1 %     91.8 %

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Three Months Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
 
Revenue. Revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2009 (the “June 30, 2009 quarter”) increased by $3,659,679, or 82.1%, to $8,118,373 compared to $4,458,694 for the three months ended June 30, 2008 (the “June 30, 2008 quarter”). The increase in revenue reflects an increase of $2,198,187 from the online education division, an increase of $1,403,195 for the training center, and an increase of $58,297 from the advertising.   During 2008 and 2009, we added several new programs for vocational studies and certification programs, which provided new sources of income for our online education business.
  
Cost of Sales. Our overall cost of sales increased by $868,184 to $1,605,876 in the June 30, 2009 quarter, as compared to $737,692 in the June 30, 2008 quarter. The increase in cost of sales reflects $598,904 increase in our cost of sales for the online education division for the June 30, 2009 quarter, an increase of $246,922 from our training center division, and an increase of $22,358 for the advertising division. The online training division gross margin decreased to 81.1% in the June 30, 2009 quarter from 86.7% in the June 30, 2008 quarter due to the fact that online costs increased with the new programs for vocational studies and certification programs introduced. In the training center division, gross margin increased to 75.0% in the June 30, 2009 quarter from 57.9% in the June 30, 2008 quarter due to less amortization of training center related intangible assets and decreased payments to lecturers.  In the advertising division, gross margin decreased to 89.1% in the June 30, 2009 quarter from 91.8% in the June 30, 2008 quarter due to increased revenue with no substantial corresponding costs associated with the increase.
 
Selling Expenses. Selling expenses increased by $490,811 or 34.7% to $1,906,494  in the June 30, 2009 quarter from $1,415,683 in the June 30, 2008 quarter. Until the middle of 2008, we did not expend much effort in marketing our services and products, which is reflected in the modest selling expenses in the June 2008 quarter. Our selling expenses include agency fees associated with increased sales of our debit cards.
 
Administrative Expenses. Administrative expenses increased by $320,818 or 100.7%, to $639,361 in the June 30, 2009 quarter as compared to $318,543 in the June 30, 2008 quarter. The increase is due primarily to an increase in stock option compensations and decrease in travel and telephone expense.
 
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased by $26,725, or 12.2%, to $244,898 in the June 30, 2009 quarter, as compared to $218,173, in the June 30, 2008 quarter. This increase was due to depreciation and amortization associated with increases in fixed assets and amortization of intangible assets.

Income Taxes, Under current Chinese tax law, a wholly foreign owned enterprise has a 100% tax holiday for the first two years and a 50% tax holiday for the following three years. Since we became a wholly foreign owned enterprise in 2005, we benefited from a 100% tax holiday for 2005 and 2006 and, under the present law, we benefited from a 50% tax holiday for 2007 and will benefit from a 50% tax holiday for 2008 and 2009. As a result our income taxes for the June 30, 2009 quarter and the June 30, 2008 quarter reflect income taxes at 50% of the applicable tax rate of 15%.

Net Income. As a result of the foregoing, we had net income of $3,235,872, or $.15 per share for basic and $.13 for diluted, for the June 2009 quarter, as compared with net income of $1,655,993, or $.08 per share for basic and $.07 for diluted, for the June 2008 quarter.
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
 
The following table sets forth information from our statements of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008.
 
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(Dollars)
 
   
Six months Ended June 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Revenue
  $ 16,322,452       100.0 %   $ 8,529,111       100.0 %
Cost of sales
    3,724,772       22.8 %     1,562,324       18.3 %
Gross profit
    12,597,680       77.2 %     6,966,787       81.7 %
Income from operations
    7,096,035       43.5 %     3,312,033       38.8 %
Interest expense
    -       0.0 %     -       0.0 %
Other income
    44,450       0.3 %     563,091       6.6 %
Income before income taxes
    7,140,485       43.7 %     3,875,124       45.4 %
Provision for income taxes
    675,132       4.1 %     305,208       3.6 %
Income before minority interest
    6,465,353       39.6 %     3,569,916       41.9 %
Net income
    6,465,353       39.6 %     3,569,916       41.9 %
 
Our net cash provided by operating activities was $8,400,655 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 in increase of $3,955,552 or 89.0% from $4,445,103 for the same period in 2008. This increase was due to an increase in net income of $2,895,437 along with related to increase of prepaid expense of $801,785 as well as an increase of account receivable of $149,832 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2008.
 
We operate in one business segment, that of education, in which we operate in two revenue areas of online education and education training centers. The following table sets forth information as to the gross margin for our three revenue areas for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008.
   
(Dollars)
 
   
Six months Ended June 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Online Education:
           
Revenue
  $ 10,300,116     $ 5,920,555  
Cost of sales
    2,233,419       822,280  
Gross profit
    8,066,697       5,098,275  
Gross margin
    78.3 %     86.1 %
Training center:
               
Revenue
    4,555,046       1,588,384  
Cost of sales
    1,366,439       654,457  
Gross profit
    3,188,607       933,927  
Gross margin
    70.0 %     58.8 %
Advertising:
               
Revenue
    1,467,290       1,020,172  
Cost of sales
    124,914       85,587  
Gross profit
    1,342,376       934,585  
Gross margin
    91.5 %     91.6 %
 
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Revenue. Revenue increased by $7,793,341 or 91.4% in for the six months ended June 30, 2009 to $16,322,452 as compared to $8,529,111 for the same period in 2008, resulting in gross profit of $12,597,680 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to gross profit of $6,996,787 for the same period in 2008. The increase in revenue reflected increases of $4,379,561 from our on-line education segment, $2,966,662 from our training center segment, and $447,118 from our advertising segment. In both 2008 and 2009, we added several new programs for vocational studies and certification programs, which provided new sources of income for our on-line education area.
 
Cost of sales. Our overall cost of sales increased by $2,162,448 to $3,724,772 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to $1,562,324 for the same period in 2008. The increase in cost of sales reflects a $1,411,139 increase in our cost of sales in our on-line education segment in 2009, an increase of $711,982 in our training center segment, and an increase of $39,327 in our advertising segment. Gross margin for the on-line training area segment decreased to 78.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from 86.1% for the same period in 2008 due to an increase in our online costs as a result of the new programs for vocational studies and certification programs introduced. Gross margin for our training center segment increased to 70.0%  for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from 58.8% for the same period in 2008 due to decreased payments to lecturers.  In the advertising division, gross margin kept at approximately the same level of 91.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2009 compared to 91.6% for the corresponding period in June 30, 2008 due to increased revenue with no substantial corresponding costs associated with the increase.

Selling expenses. Selling expenses increased by $1,504,164, or 57.6%, to $4,117,182 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $2,613,018 for the same period in 2008. The increase in selling expenses include increased agency fees associated with increased sales of our debit cards.
 
Administrative expenses. Administrative expenses increased by $268,207, or 42.9%, to $894,112 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to $625,905 for the corresponding period in 2008. The increase in administrative expenses was due to an increase in stock options compensation expense and office expenses offset by decreases in salaries and other administrative expenses.

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased by $74,520, or 17.9%, to $490,351 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to $415,831 for the same period in 2008. This increase was due to depreciation and amortization associated with increases in fixed assets and amortization of intangible assets.

Interest income. Interest income decreased by $7,897, or 14.0% to $48,539 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to $56,436 for the same period in 2008.

Income Taxes. Under current Chinese tax law, a wholly foreign owned enterprise has a 100% tax exemption or “holiday” for the first two years after it so qualifies, and thereafter, a 50% tax “holiday” for three years. Since Harbin Zhong He Li Da became a wholly foreign owned enterprise in 2005, we benefited from a 100% tax holiday in 2006. Under the present law, we benefited from a 50% tax holiday for 2007 and will benefit from a 50% tax holiday in 2008 and 2009. As a result, our income taxes for 2008 and 2007 reflect income taxes at 50% of the applicable tax rate of 15%, or such other applicable tax rate as a result of changes in tax rates effective January 1, 2008. These changes will have the effect of increasing the enterprise tax rate by 2% per year until it reaches an effective tax rate of 25%.

Net income. As a result of the foregoing, we had net income of $6,465,353, or $0.29 per share basic and $0.26 diluted, for the six months ended June 30, 2009, as compared with net income of $3,569,916 or $0.17 per share basic and $0.14 per share diluted, for the six months ended June 30, 2008.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our current assets primarily consist of cash, prepaid expenses, and account receivables. We do not have inventory. Our prepaid expenses are primarily advance payments made to teachers for on-line materials and prepaid rent.  Our account receivables are primarily from our advertising business on our website.
 
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At June 30, 2009, we had cash and cash equivalents of $31,508,995, an increase of $8,090,897 or 34.5%, from $23,418,098 at December 31, 2008. This increase reflected the net income generated by our business during the six months ended June 30, 2009.
 
Our net cash provided by operating activities was $8,400,655 for the six months ended June 30, 2009, an increase of $3,955,552 or 89.0% from $4,445,103 for the same period in 2008. This increase was due to an increase in net income of $2,895,437 along with related to increase of prepaid expense of $801,785 as well as an increase of account receivable of $149,832 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2008.
 
As of June 30, 2009, we had working capital of $32,624,090, an increase of $7,185,372 from working capital of $25,438,719 at December 31, 2008. We consider current working capital and borrowing capabilities adequate to cover our planned operating and capital requirements.
  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses as of June 30, 2009, were $1,048,033, an increase of $247,341, or 30.9%, from $800,692 at December 31, 2008, resulting from the increased level of cash during the quarter.
 
We believe that our working capital, together with our cash flow from operations will be sufficient to enable us to meet our cash requirements for the next 12 months. However, we may incur additional expenses as we seek to expand our business to offer services in other parts of the People’s Republic of China as well as to market and continue the development of our vocational training activities, and it is possible that we may require additional funding for that purpose. Although we do not have any current plans to make any acquisitions, it is possible that we may seek to acquire one or more businesses in the education field, and we may require financing for that purpose. We cannot assure you that funding will be available if and when we require funding.
 
The securities purchase agreement relating to our May 2007 private placement prohibits us (i) from issuing convertible debt or preferred stock until the earlier of five years from the closing or until the investors have converted or exercised and sold the securities issued in the private placement or (ii) from having debt in an amount greater than twice our EBITDA until three years from the closing or until 90% of the securities have been converted or exercised and sold. The investors in the private placement also have a right of first refusal on future financings. These provisions may make it difficult for us to raise money for our operations or for acquisitions.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
As of June 30, 2009, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
 
Not applicable.

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of our Disclosure Controls

As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (“Disclosure Controls”). Disclosure Controls, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), are procedures that are designed with the objective of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act, such as this Quarterly Report, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure Controls are also designed with the objective of ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our management, including the CEO and CFO, does not expect that our Disclosure Controls will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
 
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Based upon their controls evaluation, our CEO and CFO have concluded that our Disclosure Controls are effective at a reasonable assurance level.
 
Changes in internal control over financial reporting

There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during our second fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

There is no material legal proceeding pending against us.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Not Applicable.
 
Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.
 
Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

None.

Item 5.  Other Information

Not applicable.

Item 6.  Exhibits

Copies of the following documents are included as exhibits to this report pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
 
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Exhibit No.  
 
SEC Ref. No.
 
Title of Document  
         
1
 
31.1
 
Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 
         
2.
 
31.2
 
Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 
         
3
 
32.1
 
Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant  to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002* 
         
 
32.2
 
Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
 
* The Exhibits attached to this Form 10-Q shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to liability under that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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SIGNATURES

In accordance with the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 
CHINA EDUCATION ALLIANCE, INC.
   
Date: August 10, 2009
 
 
/s/ Xiqun Yu
 
Xiqun Yu
 
Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer)
   
Date: August 10 , 2009
 
 
/s/ Susan Liu
 
Susan Liu
 
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer)
 
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