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Hankersen International Corp. Announces New Trading Symbol AKRK

XI'AN, China-(Business Wire)-July 28, 2008 - Hankersen Intl. Corp. (OTCBB:AKRK), a leading manufacturer of cork-based environmentally-friendly building materials for the Chinese and international building industry, announced today that the company has received its new trading symbol from Nasdaq Corporate Actions, and effective at the open of business today will trade under the symbol AKRK. The company previously traded under the symbol HKRS. In addition, Hankersen Intl. Corp. has formally changed its name to Asia Cork, Inc.

Asia Cork CEO Pengcheng Chen said, "Our new Asia Cork name more accurately identifies our business for investors and customers. This is part of a broader growth initiative in which we are focusing our efforts on building a strong brand in the global green building materials market place."

About Asia Cork Inc.

Located in Xi'an, China, Asia Cork, Inc. is a rapidly growing leader in the development, manufacturing and marketing of cork-based building materials. Cork is a 'green' renewable resource harvested only from the bark of the cork oak tree, thus leaving forests generally undamaged. The company's product lines include raw cork materials, semi-finished cork and finished cork products such as cork floorboards and cork wallboards. Approximately 75% of the company's products are sold within China and the rest are sold overseas to customers in the United States, Germany, Japan and India. The company currently capitalizes on four technological patents, to which the company has exclusive rights. The company operates in China under the Xi'an Hanxin brand. More information may be found at http://www.hxrm.com.

An investment profile on Asia Cork, Inc. may be found at http://www.hawkassociates.com/profile/AKRK.cfm. For an online investor relations kit, visit http://www.hawkassociates.com or http://www.americanmicrocaps.com. For more investor-related questions, contact Frank Hawkins, Hawk Associates, at 305-451-1888, e-mail: Asia.cork@hawkassociates.com. To subscribe to future releases via e-mail alert, visit http://www.hawkassociates.com/about/alert/.

This news release contains forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements that are other than statements of historical facts. These statements are subject to uncertainties and risks including, but not limited to, product and service demand and acceptance, changes in technology, economic conditions, the impact of competition and pricing, government regulation, and other risks contained in reports filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All such forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, and whether made by or on behalf of the company, are expressly qualified by the cautionary statements and any other cautionary statements which may accompany the forward-looking statements. In addition, the company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.

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