Sino-Forest to host Fourth Quarter & Year-end 2010 Earnings Call on Tuesday, March 15, 2011

TORONTO, March 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Sino-Forest Corporation (TSX: TRE) will
host its fourth quarter & year-end 2010 earnings conference call and
live webcast on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 8:30 am EST.

Distribution of earnings materials and timing of the earnings conference
call are shown below:

    DISTRIBUTION OF EARNINGS MATERIALS

    NORTH      ASIA
    AMERICA    (Tuesday) March 15 - before 6:00 pm HKT
    (Tuesday)
    March 15 -
    before6:00
    am EST

    Earnings release, powerpoint presentation, management's discussion and analysis
    (MD&A) and financial statements will be released and posted on Sino-Forest's
    website under "Investor Relations - Earnings Release"

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

    or filed with SEDAR www.sedar.com.
    Note:TheMD&A will subsequently be posted on our website once filed with SEDAR

    CONFERENCE CALL DATE & TIME

    NORTH        ASIA
    AMERICA      (Tuesday) March 15 - 8:30 pm HKT
    (Tuesday)
    March 15 -
    8:30 am EST

    North        Hong Kong      Singapore
    America      Tel:           Tel: 1-647-427-7450
    Tel:         1-647-427-7450 Toll-free: 800-101-2564
    647-427-7450 Toll-free:
    Toll-free:   800-901-563
    888-231-8191
    Note:No
    passcode is
    required

    For webcast access and replay:

    For live webcast in a listen-only mode or replay, go to Sino-Forest's website at
    www.sinoforest.com, under "Earnings
    Release"

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

    For dial-in replay, dial +1 416-849-0833 (Toll-Free: 800-642-1687), and enter
    passcode 49566558#.  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, the sale of standing timber and wood logs, and the
    complementary manufacturing of downstream engineered-wood products. Sino-Forest
    also holds a majority interest in Greenheart Group Limited, a Hong Kong-listed
    investment holding company (HKSE: 00094) with operations based in Suriname,
    South America and New Zealand. The company is involved in responsible and
    sustainable log harvesting, lumber processing and sales and marketing of logs
    and lumber products to China and other countries around the world. Sino-Forest's
    common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol TRE
    since 1995. Learn more at
    www.sinoforest.com.

SOURCE Sino-Forest Corporation