Sino-Forest to host Second Quarter 2008 Earnings Call on August 12, 2008

TORONTO, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Sino-Forest Corporation (TSX: TRE and TRE.S) will host its second quarter 2008 earnings conference call and live webcast on Tuesday, August 12 at 8:30 am EST.

Sino-Forest will release its Q2 results on Tuesday August 12, 2008 prior to the conference call. A full copy of the company's earnings release, financial statements and management's discussion and analysis will be posted on its website under "Company Releases" http://www.sinoforest.com/companyreleases.asp or filed with SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

    The earnings release timing and conference call details are as follows:

                                North America
                             (Eastern Time Zone)          Asia (HK Time Zone)
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    Earnings release   (Tue) August 12 - before 7:00 am   (Tue) August 12
    and presentation                                      - before 7:00 pm
    file;

    Note: MD&A will
    subsequently be
    posted on our
    website once
    filed with SEDAR
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    Conference call    (Tue) August 12 - 8:30 am          (Tue) August 12 -
    time & dial in                                        8:30 pm
    details:
                       Dial-in #: 416-695-9761          Dial-in #:
                                    877-461-2816             +1-416-695-9761
                                    (toll free)
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    For webcast access and replay:

For live webcast in a listen-only mode and replay, go to Sino-Forest's website at www.sinoforest.com, under "Earnings Release", or go directly to http://www.sinoforest.com/earningsreleases.asp.

Alternatively, dial 416-695-5800, and enter passcode 3268312 followed by the number sign for replay. Replay of the conference call will be available for 30 days.

Sino-Forest Corporation is a leading commercial forestry plantation operator in China. The Canadian company started its operations in 1994 and was of the first few foreign and privately managed operators involved in forest products in China. Its principal businesses include the ownership and management of forestry plantation trees and sales of standing timber, wood logs, and complementary manufacturing of downstream engineered-wood products. The Corporation's common shares have traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol TRE since 1995.

SOURCE Sino-Forest Corporation