Xinhua Finance/MNI China Business Survey: Production Curbed

Xinhua Finance/MNI China Business Survey: Production Curbed

September 28, 2007

    SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Xinhua
Finance (TSE Mothers: 9399) and Market News International
(MNI), a part of the news service line of Xinhua Finance,
today announced the September Xinhua Finance/MNI China
Business Sentiment Survey. The results of the survey
suggest that while overall business conditions remain
stable at a relatively high level, companies have reined in
production growth and are adding new productive capacity at
a slower rate.

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    While the indexes reflecting current business and
financial conditions appear to have stabilized after
falling from record high levels in the spring, the indexes
for both production levels and productive capacity dropped
to their lowest levels ever in the September survey. The
index showing expectations for future new orders also hit a
record low.

    The monthly survey was conducted September 10-24 and
comes amid rising interest rates and other measures imposed
by the government to slow what some say is an overheating
economy.

    Since its inception in January, 2005, the survey has
accurately tracked and predicted overall Chinese economic
conditions, providing important intelligence ahead of
government data. The survey has been especially important
in indicating turnarounds in the economy, such as last
summer's slowdown or the pickup in activity seen since last
fall. 

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more about Xinhua Finance and Market News International,
please contact us via [e-mail]

    Notes to Editors:

    About Xinhua Finance Limited 

    Xinhua Finance Limited ("XFL") is China's
premier financial information and media service provider
and is listed on the Mothers Board of the Tokyo Stock
Exchange (symbol: 9399) (OTC ADRs: XHFNY). Bridging China's
financial markets and the world, Xinhua Finance's
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Financial News, and Investor Relations, serves financial
institutions, corporations and re-distributors worldwide. 
Through its subsidiary Xinhua Finance Media Limited
(NASDAQ: XFML), XFL leverages its content across multiple
distribution channels in China including television, radio,
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1999, XFL is headquartered in Shanghai, with offices and
news bureaus spanning 11 countries worldwide.   

    For more information, please visit
http://www.xinhuafinance.com . 

    About Market News International

    Market News International (MNI), a Xinhua Finance
company ( htpp://www.xinhuafinance.com ), is a financial
news and information company dedicated to the global fixed
income and foreign exchange markets.  MNI joined the Xinhua
Finance family in March 2004, bringing its niche expertise
and extensive distribution network.  Headquartered in New
York, MNI has news bureaus and offices throughout the US,
Europe and Asia.

    With more than twenty years of history, MNI is a fully
accredited news agency providing focused, timely, relevant
and critical intelligence for market professionals.  Its
press credentials are accepted by all operations of the
U.S. Government, including the White House, the Federal
Reserve, both houses of Congress, all major agencies and
cabinet departments, all similar government operations in
the G-7 countries, as well as by supranational
organizations such as the World Bank and the International
Monetary Fund.


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     Ms. Joy Tsang
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     Mr. Scott Zhang
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