(Source: PRNewswire-Asia)

NEW YORK, May 12 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- CCG Investor Relations, a leading investor relations and strategic communications agency, announced today that the management of 20 China-based companies will ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell on May 18 to culminate CCG Investor Relations' first annual China Rising Investment Conference. For more information please visit http://www.chinarisingconference.com/ .
The bell ringing ceremony will feature an array of companies from China growth sectors including consumer staples, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, infrastructure, information technology, advanced materials, and energy.
"Listing on a senior market is a major goal of our clients and as one of the largest firms representing U.S.-listed Chinese equities, we have assisted more than a dozen China-based companies in navigating this process," Stated Crocker Coulson, President of CCG Investor Relations. "With the rising presence of China in the global economy, we have seen the number of companies from Mainland China listing on the NASDAQ increase from 33 to 78, and we hope to play a major role in assisting a number of other China-based companies list on a senior market in the future."
Some of the participating companies include: -- Zhongpin Inc. -- Yuhe International Inc (BULLETIN BOARD: YUII) -- Silicon Motion -- Puda Coal, Inc (BULLETIN BOARD: PUDC) -- Jiangbo pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: GNPH) -- Hong Kong Highpower Technology, Inc. (NYSE AMEX: HPJ) -- Dragon Pharmaceutical Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: DRUG) -- China Yida Holding (BULLETIN BOARD: CYID) -- China Wind Systems, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: CWSI) -- China Transinfo Technology -- China Nutrifruit Group Limited (BULLETIN BOARD: CNGL) -- China Medicine Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: CHME) -- China Biologic Products, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: CBPO) -- China-Biotics, Inc. -- ATA, Inc. -- Asia Biochem Group Corp. (CVE: ABC) -- American Lorain Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: ALRC) This is an invitation only event. List Subject to Change. Media Interviews available with select companies by request. Feed Information:
The Closing Bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on AMC-3/C-3 (ul 5985V; dl 3760H). The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Madden at (646) 441-5045.
Radio Feed:
An audio transmission of the Closing Bell is also available from 3:50 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time to 4:05 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Ascent fiber 1623 as well.