Earnings Conference Call to be held on August 19, 2010 at 8:00 am (Eastern) / 5:00 am (Pacific) / 8:00 pm (Beijing/Hong Kong)

BEIJING, July 29 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Distance Education Holdings Limited (NYSE: DL) ("CDEL" or "the Company"), a leading provider of online education in China focusing on professional education, today announced that it will release unaudited financial results for the third quarter 2010 after the US market close on Wednesday, August 18, 2010. The earnings release will be available on the investor relations page of its website at http://ir.cdeledu.com .

Following the earnings announcement, CDEL senior management will host a conference call on Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 8:00 am (Eastern) / 5:00 am (Pacific) / 8:00 pm (Beijing/Hong Kong) to discuss its third quarter 2010 financial results and recent business activity. The conference call may be accessed by calling:

    International Toll                  +65 6723 9381
    China (Land-line) Toll              800 819 0121
    China (Mobile) Toll                 400 620 8038
    United States                       1 866 519 4004
    United Kingdom                      0 808 234 6646
    Hong Kong                           800 930 346
    Passcode                            CDEL or DL

A telephone replay will be available shortly after the call until August 25, 2010 by dialing the following numbers:

    International Toll                  +61 2 8235 5000
    United States                       1 866 214 5335
    United Kingdom                      0 800 731 7846
    China (North)                       10 800 714 0386
    China (South)                       10 800 140 0386
    Hong Kong                           800 901 596
    Passcode                            89706607

A live webcast of the conference call and replay will be available on the investor relations page of CDEL's website at http://ir.cdeledu.com .

About China Distance Education Holdings Limited

China Distance Education Holdings Limited is a leading provider of online education in China focusing on professional education. The courses offered by the Company through its websites are designed to help professionals and other course participants obtain and maintain the skills, licenses and certifications necessary to pursue careers in China in the areas of accounting, law, healthcare, construction engineering, information technology and other industries. The Company also offers online test preparation courses to self- taught learners pursuing higher education diplomas or degrees and to secondary school and college students preparing for various academic and entrance exams. In addition, the Company offers online foreign language courses, offline GaoKao retake courses and offline business start-up training courses. For more information, please visit: http://ir.cdeledu.com .

    For more information, please contact:

    Company Contact:
     Lingling Kong, IR Manager
     CDEL
     Phone: +86-10-8231-9999 x1805
     Email: IR@cdeledu.com

    Investor Relations (US):
     Mahmoud Siddig, Director
     Taylor Rafferty
     Phone: +1-212-889-4350
     Email: cdel@taylor-rafferty.com

    Investor Relations (HK):
     Ruby Yim, Managing Director
     Taylor Rafferty
     Phone: +852-3196-3712
     Email: cdel@taylor-rafferty.com

SOURCE China Distance Education Holdings Limited

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