Sino-Forest to host Fourth Quarter & Year-end 2009 Earnings Call on Tuesday,
March 16, 2010

TORONTO, March 10, 2010 /CNW/ - Sino-Forest Corporation (TSX: TRE) will host its fourth quarter and year-end 2009 earnings conference call and live webcast on Tuesday, March 16 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:

    
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                                   NORTH AMERICA         ASIA
                                  (Eastern Time Zone)   (Hong Kong Time Zone)
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    Release of earnings and       (Tuesday) March 16    (Tuesday) March 16
    powerpoint presentation:      - before 7:00 am EST  - before 7:00 pm HKT

    http://www.sinoforest.com/earningsreleases.asp

    Note: The MD&A will
    subsequently be posted on
    our website once filed with
    SEDAR
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    Conference call date & time:  March 16              March 16
                                  - 8:30 am EST         - 8:30 pm HKT

    Dial-in numbers               North America         Tel: [phone]
    (no passcode required)        Tel: [phone]
                                  Toll-free:            Hong Kong
                                  1-888-231-8191        Toll-free:
                                                        800-901-563

                                                        Singapore
                                                        Toll-free:
                                                        800-101-2020
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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" http://www.sinoforest.com/earningsreleases.asp.

Alternatively, dial [phone] (Toll-Free: 1-800-642-1687), and enter passcode 60586188 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. Learn more at www.sinoforest.com.

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