Yew Bio-Pharm Group Announces Coverage by S&P Capital IQ

HARBIN, China, Aug. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Yew Bio-Pharm Group, Inc. ("Yew Bio" or the "Company") (OTCBB: YEWB), a major grower and seller of yew trees, yew raw materials used in the manufacture of traditional Chinese medicine and products made from yew timber in China, today announced that S&P Capital IQ has commenced coverage on Yew Bio-Pharm Group. A copy of the nine-page report, which includes an operational review, business summary, financial information, management biographies, and a sub-industry outlook, can be downloaded here: http://www.yewchina.com/En/Article.asp?ColumnId=5&NewsTypeId=11.

"We are pleased to receive professional coverage from such a well-respected company as Standard & Poor's," commented Mr. Zhiguo Wang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Yew Bio. "We hope that this coverage will be helpful to our current and future investors in understanding and tracking the progress of Yew Bio."

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ABOUT YEW BIO-PHARM GROUP, INC

Yew Bio-Pharm Group, Inc., through its operating entity, Harbin Yew Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd. (HDS), is a major grower and seller of yew trees, yew raw materials used in the manufacture of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and products made from yew timber in China. Raw material from the species of yew tree that the Company grows contains taxol, and TCM containing yew raw materials has been approved as a traditional Chinese medicine in China for secondary treatment of certain cancers. The Company uses a patented, accelerated growth technology to speed the growth and maturity and commercialization of yew trees and believes that it is one of the few companies possessing a permit to sell them.

SOURCE Yew Bio-Pharm Group, Inc.