Asia Now Appoints New Director

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - April 5, 2012) - Asia Now Resources Corp. (the 'Company') (TSX VENTURE:NOW) reports today that it has appointed Kelvin Lee as a new director to replace Muliawan Sutanto who resigned on March 8^th, 2012. The Board wishes to thank Mr. Sutanto for his valuable contribution to the Company.

Mr. Lee has lived and worked in many parts of South-east Asia. His professional career has included stints as an investment banker, fund manager for a sovereign wealth fund and a Vietnam-focus country fund and, advisory partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Singapore and Vietnam. Kelvin Lee has been involved in numerous capital market and M&A transactions and capital raisings involving Indonesian, Singaporean and Vietnamese corporations throughout his career. He is a qualified CPA (Australia), and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore and the Singapore Institute of Directors. Kelvin, an Australian citizen, earned his Bachelor of Business from Monash University, Melbourne.

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 lead, copper, gold and silver at two major projects, Beiya and Habo, both in China. The Company has established the first NI43-101 resource estimates and continues to drill at Beiya and Habo. Under the leadership of an experienced management team, the Company is taking exploration into the next phase of success and is preparing for the potential mine development.

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