Exhibit 99.1
       Tengtu International and Microsoft (China) launch Tengtu Education
           Resource for Microsoft(R)Office at Beijing Software Forum

               TENGTU EXPECTS TO SELL 100,000 UNITS OVER 18 MONTHS



TORONTO & BEIJING - APRIL 26, 2004: Tengtu International Corp. (OTCBB:TNTU) and
Microsoft (China) jointly launched the Tengtu Education Resource for Microsoft
(R) Office at the Forum on Software for Computerized Education in Beijing, China
on Friday, April, 23rd.

In addition to Mr. Zhang Xinsheng, Vice Minister of China's Ministry of
Education, Mr. Timothy Chen, Microsoft Global VP and CEO of Greater China, and
Mr. Jack Lian, Chairman of Tengtu United, more than 200 people representing
government, the information technology industry and the education sector
attended the conference.

"The main feature of this software is the total integration of the Microsoft (R)
Office platform into Tengtu's kindergarten to grade 12 education resources,"
said John Watt, President of Tengtu International. "It has all the functions
that Microsoft (R) Office offers plus enhanced functionalities specifically
developed for teachers."

Tengtu Education Resource for Microsoft (R) Office is complementary to Tengtu's
other products and services. "The client-side application, which this new
solution offers, is expected to accelerate our penetration of the Chinese market
for our portals, satellite systems and content resources," added Mr. Watt.

In a conference call held following the seminar, Tengtu management indicated
that its initial sales target of 100,000 units would generate gross revenue of
US$5.5 million over the next 18 months based on a gross margin of 55 percent and
a selling price of US$100 per unit. Cumulative sales over a five-year period
could reach 1.5 million units according to management.

Established in 1996, Tengtu International Corp. is the leading provider of
integrated education software and distance learning solutions in the People's
Republic of China. Its wholly-owned subsidiary has been chosen by China's
Ministry of Education to be the operating partner in the deployment of China's
national education portal and distance learning network (CBERC) to make
computerized education available to 250 million students in China's primary and
secondary schools. Tengtu International Corp. and its joint venture partners
employ more than 400 people in offices in Asia and North America and have more
than 35,000 schools and 17.5 million students connected to its information
network in China.

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