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ASIA4SALE ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD, MANAGEMENT TEAM Mon Feb 28 18:30:00 EST 2000 Feb 28, 2000 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) HONG KONG, Feb 29 HK PRNewswire-AsiaNet - Asia4Sale.com Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AFSI.OB) announced today its board of directors and management team, appointed by shareholder consent on February 10, 2000. Brian Hodgson, President and Director Mr. Hodgson has 15 years experience in advertising sales, and has worked for Forbes (Chinese edition) and Travel News Asia in Hong Kong, News Ltd. in Sydney, and The Guardian in London. In 1997 Mr. Hodgson founded Pacific Barter, an Asian Barter Company, which was acquired by ZiaSun Technologies in March 1999, and is now BarterAsia, a part of Asia4Sale. Mr Hodgson holds a Diploma in Marketing from the Institute of Marketing (UK) and a Business Studies (Marketing) qualification from Northumbria University (UK). James Emberton, Chief Financial Officer and Director Mr. Emberton was the Financial Planning Officer for the Canadian National Railway system, responsible for developing and monitoring an operating budget of $160 million annually, evaluating and forecasting weekly, monthly and annual performance, and identifying budget variances in preparation for the successful privatization of the system. He subsequently served as Financial Planning officer for SR Telecom, Inc. (SRX.TO), managing accounting systems in Beijing, Shanghai, Bangkok, and Manila and designing and documenting all accounting and financial reporting procedures. Mr. Emberton holds an Economics degree from York University. Gregory Hunter, Vice President for Operations and Director Mr. Hunter has extensive business experience in Japan and in the rest of Asia, and is fluent in Japanese. He has served as a supervisor in the International Business Training Group of Sharp Corporation's Human Resources Development Center in Nara, Japan. He worked for Morgan Stanley Japan, and was Vice President, General Manager of a Manila-based telecommunications firm. Mr. Hunter holds a Master's degree in International Management from Thunderbird - The American Graduate School of International Management, and a degree in Business Administration from Arizona State University. Adrian Wiest, Vice President for Auction Operations Mr. Wiest has spent the last 5 years as Territory Manager for the Asian hub of the world's largest industrial auction firm, and before that was Equipment Superintendent for a construction firm with operations throughout Asia. He is intimately acquainted with both buy-side and sell-side industrial equipment markets throughout Asia, and with the industrial auction process. Eric Montandon, Director Mr. Montandon is founder, President and CEO of Momentum Asia Inc. (MAI). Founded in 1994, MAI now has over $4 million in net assets, annual revenues of $3 Million and earnings of over $1 Million. He arranged for the sale of MAI to ZiaSun Technologies Inc. (ZSUN.OB) in 1998. Mr. Montandon is on the board of Asia4Sale Inc. as a representative of ZiaSun, which holds a substantial equity stake in Asia4Sale.com, Inc., and because of his extensive Asian business experience. He holds a degree in Business Finance from Arizona State University. Asia4Sale.com Ltd. is a multilevel e-commerce venture with retail shopping, affiliate marketing, application service, auction, and barter components, aimed at exploiting the strong regional and worldwide demand for Asian goods and services. Any statements released by Asia4Sale.com Inc. that are forward-looking are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties that may affect the company's business prospects and performances. These include economic, competitive, governmental, technological and other factors. This document is not a solicitation to purchase securities. Consult your investment advisor before investing in any company. For more information contact infoasia4sale.com or call 852-2915-2155. SOURCE: ZiaSun Technologies