NEW YORK, March 19, 2008 — Trade opportunities in China will be the focus for the next installment in Trading Places, a series of Web conferences on doing business in emerging markets being presented by The Bank of New York Mellon's Treasury Services group. Featuring Trade Finance Services experts Larry Chen, China Country Manager, and S.W. Chu, regional manager, international cash and trade services, the Web conference on China will take place on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. EDT. Information on how to register is available at www.bnymellon.com/trade, or by calling 1-800-424-3004 in the U.S., or 1-847-619-6751 for international callers.

The session on China follows an earlier conference on trade opportunities in India. Future sessions in the series will focus on Russia, the Gulf Region, and Brazil.

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