HONG KONG--(Marketwired - Apr 18, 2013) -  UMeWorld Limited (OTCQB: [ ALRXF ]) (OTCQB: [ UMEWF ]) today announced that the company's new trading symbol "UMEWF" will become effective at the opening of trading on the OTC QB on April 18, 2013. The new trading symbol is the result of the company's new name, which was previously announced on April 15, 2013.

The change to UMeWorld and the new trading symbol will not affect existing AlphaRx stock certificates. Shareholders are not required to submit their current certificate for new UMeWorld stock certificates.

About UMeWorld

UMeWorld's mission is to facilitate the interaction between people -- "You" and "Me," through its digital platform. Currently, UMeWorld operates UMeLook ([ www.umelook.com ]), an online video platform focused on bringing foreign video content to China. UMeLook is deployed through a sophisticated CDN (Content Delivery Network) with broad coverage throughout mainland China, Hong Kong & Taiwan. UMeLook plans to be a source of foreign video content for the Chinese viewer across any Internet-enabled device in China. UMeWorld intends to focus its future operations on digital media and the digital education market.

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