- Ms. Veronica Jing Chen Named Chief Financial Officer -

NEW YORK, April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Natural Gas, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CHNG), one of the leading providers of compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicular fuel and pipeline natural gas for industrial, commercial and residential use in Xi'an, China, today appointed Ms. Veronica Jing Chen as its Chief Financial Officer, effective May 1st, 2009.

Ms. Chen is a seasoned executive with more than 20 years of experience in accounting, finance, and general management. Prior to joining China Natural Gas, she had been Chief Financial Officer of China Valve Technology (OTC Bulletin Board: CVVT) and Origin Agritech - two China-based companies listed on U.S. exchanges. Before that, she served as Senior Director of Finance at iKang Healthcare; Director of Finance at eLong; and Finance Manager of the North China Region for Eli Lilly Asia Inc. China Representative Office.

During her extensive career as a financial executive, Ms. Chen successfully built and managed accounting systems, improved financial reporting and controls, and implemented internal policies and procedures in compliance with standards required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Ms. Chen currently holds memberships with CPA Australia and The National Institute of Accountants (NIA), and received a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Victoria University, Neuchatel, Switzerland, and an MBA from City University, Seattle, Washington.

"We are very pleased in welcoming Ms. Chen to our senior management team,'" commented Mr. Qinan Ji, CEO and Chairman of the Board of China Natural Gas. "We welcome her multi-cultural experience, profound knowledge of financial systems and markets, and impressive professional and academic achievements. Throughout her career, she has demonstrated successful leadership and accomplishments in various corporate functions that our Company seeks to improve. With excitement, I look forward to working closely with Ms. Chen; and with high confidence, I anticipate her excellent contributions in helping China Natural Gas accomplish its growth objectives in the months and years ahead."

About China Natural Gas, Inc.

China Natural Gas, Inc., ("CHNG"), is the first China-based natural gas retailing company publicly traded in the U.S. The Company owns and operates a network of CNG filling stations as well as a 120-kilometer compressed natural gas pipeline in Xi'an, a fast growing Chinese city with population of 8.5 million and "gateway" to China's vast Western regions. CHNG retails natural gas at company-owned filling stations, delivers natural gas services to residential, commercial and industrial customers, and converts gasoline-fueled vehicles to hybrid (natural gas/gasoline) powered vehicles. It is estimated that there are already 5,000 buses and 20,000 taxis using CNG in Xi'an.

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