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Charm Communications Inc. to Attend the 14th Credit Suisse Asian Investment Conference in Hong Kong

BEIJING, March 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Charm Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: CHRM) ("Charm" or the "Company"), a leading advertising agency in China, announced today that its chief financial officer, Mr. Wei Zhou, will attend this year's 14th Credit Suisse Asian Investment Conference, to be held March 21-25, 2011 at the Conrad Hotel in Hong Kong.

During the conference, Mr. Zhou will be available for one-on-one meetings with institutional investors. Interested parties should contact Credit Suisse at +852-3969-5900 or aic.2011@credit-suisse.com.

The Credit Suisse Asian Investment Conference is well established as the most important event of its kind for investors in the Asia Pacific region. With its mix of headline economics and other macro speakers, company presentations and one-on-one meetings, the conference will host 2,000 institutional investors and high net worth investors from over 25 countries, senior executives from over 270 Asia Pacific corporations and more than 40 keynote and panel speakers.

About Charm

Charm Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: CHRM) is a leading advertising agency in China. Charm operates its business under three brands: Charm Advertising, Charm Interactive, and Shangxing Media. Under the Charm Advertising and Charm Interactive brands, Charm offers integrated advertising agency services from planning and managing advertising campaigns to creating and placing advertisements. Under the Shangxing Media brand, Charm has established a portfolio of television advertising media resources through its exclusive arrangements with premium national television channels, which include not only advertising time but also opportunities for placing branded content. Charm's clients include well-recognized brand names in China across many industries, as well as emerging domestic leading brands. In January 2010, Charm formed a joint venture with international 4A advertising group Aegis Media, its strategic investor, to operate its brand "Vizeum" in China. In October 2010, Charm also formed a joint venture with Wasu Digital Group to operate all advertising-related businesses across Wasu's IPTV, 3G mobile TV and broadband TV network platforms. For more information please go to http://ir.charmgroup.cn.

    For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

    In China:

    Ms. Nancy Gao
    Investor Relations Manager
    Charm Communications Inc.
    Phone: +86-10-6581-1111 Ext. 8039
    Email: ir@charmgroup.cn

    In the U.S.:

    Ms. Jessica Barist Cohen
    Ogilvy Financial, New York
    Phone: +1-646-460-9989
    Email: chrm@ogilvy.com

SOURCE Charm Communications Inc.