Halter USX China Index Announces Second Quarter 2008 Results and Adds New Constituents

Business Wire, June 30, 2008

Adds ChinaCast Education Corp. (NASDAQ: CAST), Cninsure, Inc. (NASDAQ:CISG)

DALLAS -- For the second quarter of 2008, the Halter USX China Index (Amex: HXC) was down 1.67%. During the same period, the Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 7.44% and the NASDAQ increased 0.61%.

HXC is also pleased to announce the inclusion of two new constituents to its existing index of China-focused, U.S. listed companies including: ChinaCast Education Corp. (NASDAQ: CAST) which provides e-learning and training services to educational institutions, government agencies, and corporate enterprises; and Cninsure, Inc. (NASDAQ:CISG) which operates as an independent insurance agency and brokerage company.

It was also announced that Fuwei Films Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: FFHL) and Telestone Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: TSTC) were removed from the Index.

About the Halter USX China Index

The Index, created by the Halter Financial Group and calculated and distributed by the Amex, is comprised of companies whose common stock is publicly traded in the United States and the majority of whose business is conducted within the People's Republic of China. The Halter USX China Index was created in response to the unique economic opportunities taking place in China, as well as the current dynamics in the United States capital markets. While there is strong demand for Chinese equity, U.S. investors still seek and prefer the transparency offered with a U.S. listing. For a company to be included in the Halter USX China Index it must conduct a majority of its business in China, maintain an average market cap of over $50 million for the preceding 40 trading days, trade on the NYSE, Amex or NASDAQ and be approved by USX Selection Committee. Investors can gain exposure to the Index by either investing in an exchange traded fund (ETF), the PowerShares Golden Dragon Halter USX China Portfolio (AMEX:PGJ) or by purchasing an actively managed mutual fund, the Halter Pope USX China Fund (Symbol: HPCHX). For more information please visit www.usxchinaindex.com. The following 95 public companies currently comprise the Halter USX China Index:

3SBio, Inc. (NASDAQ:SSRX)
51 Job, Inc. (NASDAQ: JOBS)
Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE:ATV)
Actions Semiconductor Co (NASDAQ: ACTS)
Agria Corp. (NYSE: GRO)
Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd. (NYSE: ACH)
American Dairy, Inc (NYSE:ADY)
AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASIA)
Baidu.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU)
Canadian Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ)
China Automotive Systems Inc (NASDAQ: CAAS)
China BAK Battery, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBAK)
China Digital TV Holdings Co., LTD. (NYSE: STV)
China Eastern Airlines Corporation Ltd. (NYSE: CEA)
China Finance Online (NASDAQ: JRJC)
China Medical Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMED)
China Mobile Hong Kong Ltd. (NYSE: CHL)
China National Offshore Oil Corp. (NYSE: CEO)
China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd. (NYSE:NPD)
China Netcom Group Corporation (NYSE:CN)
China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec) (NYSE: SNP)
China Security & Surveillance Technology, Inc. (NYSE: CSR)
China Shenghuo Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc. (AMEX: KUN)
China Southern Airlines Company Ltd. (NYSE: ZNH)
China Sunergy Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: CSUN)
China Techfaith Wireless Communication Technology Limited (NASDAQ: CNTF)
China Telecom Corporation Ltd (NYSE: CHA)
China Unicom Ltd (NYSE: CHU)
China Yuchai International Ltd. (NYSE: CYD)
ChinaCast Education Corp. (NASDAQ: CAST)
Chinadotcom Corporation (NASDAQ: CHINA)
ChinaEdu Corp. (NASDAQ: CEDU)
China Life Insurance Co Ltd (NYSE: LFC)
Chindex International Inc (NASDAQ:CHDX)
Cninsure, Inc. (NASDAQ:CISG)
Comtech Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: COGO)
Ctrip.com (NASDAQ: CTRP)
Deswell Industries Inc (NASDAQ: DSWL)
E-House (China) Holdings Limited (NYSE: EJ)
eLong (NASDAQ: LONG)
Focus Media Holding Ltd. (NASDAQNM: FMCN)
Fuqi International, Inc. (NASDAQ: FUQI)
Fushi International, Inc (NASDAQ:FSIN)
Giant Interactive Group, Inc. (NYSE:GA)
Global Sources Ltd (NASDAQ:GSOL)
Guangshen Railway Co Ltd (NYSE: GSH)
Gushan Environmental Energy Ltd. (NYSE: GU)
Home Inns & Hotels Management, Inc. (NASDAQ: HMIN)
HuaNeng Power International, Inc. (NYSE: HNP)
Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: HRAY)
HSW International, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSWI)
JA Solar Holdings (Nasdaq:JASO)
KongZhong Corporation (NASDAQ: KONG)
LDK Solar Co. Ltd. (NYSE: LDK)
Linktone Ltd (NASDAQ: LTON)
Longtop Financial Technologies Limited (NYSE: LFT)
Medical International Limited (NYSE:MR)
Nam Tai Electronics Inc (NYSE: NTE)
Netease.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES)
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE:EDU)
Ninetowns Digital World Trade Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: NINE)
Noah Education Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: NED)
Origin Agritech Limited (NASDAQ: SEED)
Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD)
PetroChina Co. Ltd. (NYSE: PTR)
Qiao Xing Mobile Com (NYSE:QXM)
Qiao Xing Universal Telephone, Inc. (NASDAQ: XING)
Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd (NASDAQ: SNDA)
Sina Corporation (NASDAQ: SINA)
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemcial Co. Ltd. (NYSE: SHI)
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (NYSE: SMI)
Shengdatech Inc (NASDAQ:SDTH)
Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (NYSE: SCR)
Sinovac Biotech, Ltd. (Amex: SVA)
Sohu.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOHU)
Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:SOLF)
SORL Auto Parts, Inc (NASDAQ:SORL)
Spreadtrum Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRD)
Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (NYSE: STP)
Sutor Technology Group, Ltd. (NASDAQ: SUTR)
The9 Limited (NASDAQ: NCTY)
Tiens Biotech Group (Amex: TBV)
Tongjitang Chinese Medicines (NYSE:TCM)
Trina Solar Limited (NYSE:TSL)
UTStarcom Inc (NASDAQ: UTSI)
VisionChina Media Inc. (NASDAQ:VISN)
Webzen Inc. (NASDAQ: WZEN)
Wonder Automotive Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:WATG)
WSP Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:WH)
WuXi Pharma Tech (Caymen) Inc. (NYSE: WX)
Xinhua Finance Media Limited (NASDAQ:XFML)
Xinyuan Real Estate Company Ltd. (NYSE:XIN)
Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. (NYSE: YZC)
Yingli Green Energy Holdings Co. Ltd. (NYSE:YGE)
Yucheng Technologies Limited (NASDAQ:YTEC)