Representative From China Daily to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell


ADVISORY, Feb. 20, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Mr. Yingpu QU of China Daily will preside over the opening
 bell to celebrate the launch of China Daily U.S. Edition.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When: Monday, February 23, 2009 - 9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. (EST)

 Contacts:
 Joy Li
 650-450-0734 (m)
 Joyli@chinadailyusa.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Jolene Libretto
 646.441.5220
 347.219.9539
 Jolene.Libretto@nasdaqomx.com

Feed Information:

The Opening Bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Galaxy 19 C/15, downlink frequency 4000 vertical. The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the Opening Bell is also available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Ascent fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm.

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.

About China Daily:

Founded in 1981 and often called the 'Window on China', China Daily is widely recognized as an authoritative English media outlet in China. It enjoys a worldwide readership of 200,000 and has been published in the U.S. since 1984.

Targeted at North American businesses and observers of China's changing economic, cultural and political landscape, the U.S. Edition will be published every Monday featuring reports of local events from nearly 50 freelance reporters across all major metropolitan areas in the U.S., analysis and opinions from American and Chinese thinkers and business leaders, and personal profiles of noted contributors of China and America's growing understanding of each other.

For more information about China Daily U.S. Edition, please visit http://www.chinadailyusa.com

About the NASDAQ OMX Group:

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, with over 3,800 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX Group offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market, NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, NASDAQ OMX First North; and the U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and ETFs. NASDAQ OMX Group technology supports the operations of over 70 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50 countries. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal entities but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX Group exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com.

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