Xinhua Finance Launches Japanese Financial News Radio Show on RADIO NIKKEI Network

Xinhua Finance Launches Japanese Financial News Radio Show on RADIO NIKKEI Network

TOKYO, March 31 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xinhua Finance (TSE Mothers: 9399), China's premier financial services and media company, today announced that it will launch a weekly financial news radio show in Japanese on the prestigious Nikkei Radio Broadcasting Corporation (RADIO NIKKEI) network on April 3.

The 30-minute program, to be called "Xinhua Finance Information" and broadcast Sunday mornings at 9am with re-broadcast each Monday at 6:30am, will feature the latest financial news and commentary on China business as well as interviews with top China and Japanese business people on the situation in the China markets.

The news and commentary to be included in the show will be provided by Xinhua Finance's Finance News, Credit Ratings and Index Divisions. Xinhua Finance News has more than 150 financial journalists and analysts in China and across the world.

The show will be hosted by Professor You Senei of Tokai University, a respected commentator and journalist.

RADIO NIKKEI is a popular radio station in Japan, operated by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) Group, with very high listener ratings amongst Japanese retail investors. The Xinhua Finance show will be broadcast over four media: 1st Channel of RADIO NIKKEI (Shortwave service), the RADIO NIKKEI channel by BS broadcasting service, on-demand basis through the RADIO NIKKEI website and the mobile satellite network, "MobaHO!"

Xinhua Finance CEO Fredy Bush said she is delighted to expand Xinhua Finance's cooperation with the Nikkei Group through the medium of radio.

"This program provides us with an opportunity to explain developments in China's fast-moving financial markets more fully to Japanese investors," Ms Bush said. "The program is also in line with Xinhua Finance's plans to move into the financial media space over the next year."

"It makes sense for Xinhua Finance to move into the media space, in order to leverage our products and services onto new platforms," Ms Bush added.

About Xinhua Finance Limited

Xinhua Finance Limited is China's premier financial services and media company, listed on the Mothers Board of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (symbol: 9399). The Company provides financial news and information, as well as a broad array of financial products and services unique to the China markets. Xinhua Finance provides real time coverage of Chinese and Asian equity markets, delivering an integrated platform of China-specific indices, financial news feeds, credit ratings, and investor relations services to global financial institutions and re-distributors via leased line, Internet, and satellite technology.

Founded in 1999, the Company is headquartered in Hong Kong and has 21 offices and 19 news bureaus across Asia, Australia, North America and Europe. For more information, see http://www.xinhuafinance.com/ .

For further information,

JAPAN: Mr Sun Jiong Tel: +81-3-3500-5328 Email: jsun@xinhuafinance.com

HK: Ms Joy Tsang Tel: +852-3196-3983 or +852-9486-4364 Email: joy.tsang@xinhuafinance.com

US: The Ruth Group (PR Contact in the US) Mr Gregory Tiberend Tel: +1-646-536-7005 Email: gtiberend@theruthgroup.com

Mr Jason Rando Tel: +1-646-536-7025 Email: jrando@theruthgroup.com

Source: Xinhua Finance

CONTACT: Ms Hu Ying of Xinhua PR Newswire, +86-10-6515-9449, or, cncs@xprn.com; in Japan, Mr Sun Jiong, +81-3-3500-5328, or jsun@xinhuafinance.com, in HK, Ms Joy Tsang, +852-3196-3983, or, +852-9486 4364 or joy.tsang@xinhuafinance.com, all of Xinhua Finance; in US, Mr Gregory Tiberend, +1-646-536-7005, or, gtiberend@theruthgroup.com, or Mr Jason Rando, +1-646 536-7025 or jrando@theruthgroup.com , both of the Ruth Group for Xinhua Finance

Web site: http://www.xinhuafinance.com/

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