NASDAQ Halts Yongye International Inc.

NEW YORK, March 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The NASDAQ Stock Market^(R) (NDAQ) announced that trading was halted today in Yongye International Inc. (YONG) at 09:28:56 Eastern Time for "additional information requested" from the company at a last price of $5.32.

Trading will remain halted until Yongye International Inc. has fully satisfied NASDAQ's request for additional information.

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