SOHO China - Zhang Xin is selected as one of the "Ten Women to Watch in Asia" by the Wall Street Journal

Beijing (November 20, 2007)---We are very pleased to announce that Ms. Zhang Xin, Chief Executive Officer of SOHO China (Stock Code 0410), is selected by the Wall Street Journal as one of the "Ten Women to Watch in Asia". The newspaper usually publishes its selection of "Ten Women to Watch in Asia" annually in addition to its global list. "We have compiled a list of Asia-based women, focusing on those having an impact in business now or who will be influential in the years ahead", says the report published yesterday, "A women s rights activist in rural Pakistan, a philanthropist favoring educational reform, a developer of hip office buildings and a shirt-maker who pushes environmental causes -- they are a diverse and interesting group."

The following is an excerpt from the report published by the Wall Street Journal on November 19, 2007.

Zhang Xin
Chief Executive
SOHO China

Zhang Xin, 42, is chief executive of one of Beijing s biggest developers of residential and commercial buildings. SOHO China Ltd. has come to dominate some of the most-prime areas of the city, with buildings that stand out for funky aesthetics. Ms. Zhang herself is a much-talked-about lifestyle icon.
Her first project almost a decade ago was on land in Beijing that other developers considered useless. She and her husband, SOHO Chairman Pan Shiyi, built towers that caused a stir for their unique design and multicolored exteriors. Beijing until then had mostly gray buildings. Last month, SOHO raised $1.7 billion in Hong Kong in the second-biggest initial public offering for a Chinese developer. The listing transformed Ms. Zhang, a former investment banker, into a billionaire overnight.
-- Jason Leow

Other women on the list are:

Solina Chau
Director
Li Ka-shing Foundation

Musharraf Hai
Senior Banker
Citibank

Sri Mulyani Indrawati
Finance Minister
Indonesian government

Chanda Kochhar
Joint Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer
ICICI Bank

Mukhtaran Mai
Activist
Mukhtar Mai Women s Welfare Organization

Kathy Matsui
Managing Director and Chief Japan Strategist, Co-director of Pan Asia Investment Research
Goldman Sachs Japan

Tarisa Watanagase
Governor
The Bank of Thailand

Marjorie Yang
Chairwoman, CEO
Esquel Group

Zhang Yin
Founder and Chairwoman
Nine Dragons Paper