Asia Now appoints D. Richard Brown to board of directors

Asia Now Resources Corp. (TSXV: NOW) is pleased to announce the appointment of D. Richard Brown to its board of directors.

Mr. Brown is a principal of Osprey Capital Partners, one of Canada’s leading independent midmarket investment banking and financial advisory firms. Prior to joining Osprey Capital in 2001 he spent 10 years with The Bank of Nova Scotia and Scotia Capital Markets in Toronto and New York in corporate banking and in investment banking.

Douglas Scharf, Chairman, stated: “We are pleased Rick has agreed to become a director as his experience and knowledge of the capital markets brings an important skill set to the board.”

The Company has also granted to certain of its directors, officers and employees, incentive stock options to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,700,000 common shares of the Company exercisable on or before August 1, 2012 at a price of $0.75 per share. These options are granted in accordance with the Company’s stock option plan and are subject to approval by the TSX Venture Exchange.

About Asia Now Resources:

Asia Now Resources Corp. is a mineral exploration company active in China since 2002. The Company has established offices, joint ventures and a significant network with Chinese partners. Current projects include copper, gold and silver at three major projects, with drilling underway at two of these. Under the leadership of an experienced management team, the Company has in excess of $4 million dollars in cash, thus creating a sound balance sheet to take exploration into the next phase.

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