On the morning of 22 October 2026, Ou Wenhan, President of the World Association of Abacus and Mental Arithmetic (WAAMA), met in Beijing with the heads of Shenmo Education Centre Pte. Ltd. (Singapore), EDUKIDS TECHNOLOGY SDN. BHD. (Malaysia), and the Shenmo Education Institution in Thailand.

Ou Wenhan learned in detail about the popularization of abacus and mental arithmetic education carried out by the three institutions in their respective localities. He listened carefully to the comments and suggestions from Shenmo Education Centre Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) regarding WAAMA’s competitions, appraisal and teacher training programmes. He commended the three entities for their continuous efforts in popularizing abacus and mental arithmetic, and encouraged each institution to proceed with education promotion based on local realities, actively take part in WAAMA activities, and jointly advance the development of abacus and mental arithmetic. Both sides held in-depth discussions and exchanged views on topics including research projects, WAAMA appraisal, and publicity for member organizations.

Cheng Beiping, Secretary-General of WAAMA; Zhao Xiangyi and Yan Xiaoming, Assistant Secretaries-General of WAAMA, attended the meeting. The participants from the overseas side included Wei Xiaoqin, Principal of Shenmo Education Centre Pte. Ltd. (Singapore); Wu Ruifeng, Chief Executive Officer; Huang Zhaoqian, Chief Operations Officer; Sun Xiaoyin, Executive Director of EDUKIDS TECHNOLOGY SDN. BHD. (Malaysia); and Jiang Chaorong, Principal of Shenmo Education Institution in Thailand.