Sino-Forest to host Third Quarter 2009 Earnings Call on November 12, 2009

TORONTO , Nov. 4 /CNW/ - Sino-Forest Corporation (TSX: TRE) will host its third quarter 2009 earnings conference call and live webcast on Thursday, November 12 at 8:30 am EST .

A full copy of the company's earnings release, financial statements and management's discussion and analysis will be released and posted on the company's website under "Investor Relations - Earnings Releases" http://www.sinoforest.com/earningsreleases.asp or filed with SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

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

    

                                              NORTH AMERICA   ASIA
                                              (Eastern        (Hong Kong
                                              Time Zone)      Time Zone)
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    Release of earnings and                   (Thursday)      (Thursday)
     powerpoint presentation:                 November 12     November 12
                                              - before        - before
    www.sinoforest.com/earningsreleases.asp   7:00 am EST     8:00 pm HKT

    Note: The MD&A will subsequently
     be posted on our website once
     filed with SEDAR

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    Conference call date & time:              November 12     November 12
                                              - 8:30 am EST   - 9:30 pm HKT
    Dial-in numbers                           Tel:            Tel:
    (no passcode required)                    416-644-3428    [phone]
                                              Toll-free:
                                              800-732-6179

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For webcast access and replay:

For live webcast in a listen-only mode, go to Sino-Forest's website at www.sinoforest.com, under "Earnings Release", or go directly to http://www.newswire.ca/en/webcast/viewEvent.cgi?eventID=2881340. Alternatively, dial 416-640-1917 (Toll-Free: 877-289-8525), and enter passcode 4181685 followed by the number sign for replay. Replay of the conference call will be available for 10 days.

Sino-Forest Corporation is a leading commercial forest plantation operator in China . Its principal businesses include the ownership and management of forest 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.

For further information: please contact Sino-Forest: Hong Kong, Louisa Wong, Senior Manager, Investor Communications & Relations, Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected]