Arts Optical International Holdings Ltd. provided earnings guidance for the six months ending June 30, 2014. For the period, the company expects the net profit is presently anticipated to be significantly lower than that for the corresponding period in 2013. The Board believes that the significant decrease in the net profit of the Group is attributable to various factors, including: the significant increase in labour costs after the statutory minimum wage in Shenzhen City, where the Group's manufacturing facilities are located, increased by 13% in February 2014 and the significant increase in other operating costs in Mainland China in the first five months of 2014 as compared with the corresponding period in 2013.