SEATTLE, WA, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (’Mantra’, OTCBB: MVTG, FSE: 5MV) is pleased to announce that it has been invited by the BC Ministry of Economic Development to participate in The Environment Energy Tech Trade Show (ENTECH 2009) to be held in Busan, Korea from September 16th-19th, 2009. ENTECH is Korea’s largest trade show focused on energy and environment, with over 500 booths and 34,000 visitors anticipated for this year’s event.

Over the course of the event, Mantra and seven other companies from British Columbia, Canada, will have kiosks in the BC Pavilion section of the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO). Mantra will also be participating in the BC Networking Seminar, where companies deliver 7-10 minute presentations to 50 pre-selected Korean Companies and business-matching opportunities organized by BC’s representative office in Korea.

Larry Kristof, President and CEO of Mantra, comments: ‘We are very much looking

SEATTLE, July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (’Mantra’, OTCBB: MVTG, FSE: 5MV) is pleased to announce that it has retained BTL Media Corp. (BTL) to expand upon the Company’s current public relations program.

Larry Kristof, President and CEO of Mantra, commented: ‘As society continues to focus more and more on the inherent value of the green tech sector, we felt that this was an ideal time to create awareness of Mantra’s innovative technologies on a global scale. Mantra diligently evaluated numerous firms to help launch this initiative, and BTL’s established market presence and positive track record made it an ideal partner for the campaign.’

‘We are very pleased to take on Mantra as a client,’ noted Michael French, President of BTL. ‘We have had great success in generating awareness for Green Technologies as of late, and Mantra should be no exception.’

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SEATTLE, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (’Mantra’, OTCBB: MVTG, FSE: 5MV) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Shawn Kim as the Vice President of International Business Development.

Mr. Kim has nine years experience in the financial industry where he started as a business analyst. After dedicating 3 years to Mackenzie Financial Corporation in Toronto, he moved to AIG in Korea where he successfully implemented a worldwide marketing model and secured new business alliances. In his most recent role, Mr. Kim served as an International Business Consultant with the District of North Vancouver. Mr. Kim graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1996 with a BA in Administrative and Commercial Studies.

‘Through his recent position with the District of North Vancouver, Mr. Kim played a pivotal role in establishing the twinning relationship between Mantra and Bluebird Co. Ltd, of Seoul, Korea,’ said Larry Kristof, President

SEATTLE, May 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (’Mantra’, OTCBB: MVTG, FSE: 5MV) is pleased to announce that it has signed a Contribution Agreement with the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) with the goal of advancing Mantra’s Electro-Reduction Technology (ERC) towards commercialization. This agreement will provide research and development financial support of up to $75,000, in addition to business and technical advisory and development support.

The objective of this project, entitled ‘Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide Development Program,’ is to establish the technical basis for electro-reduction of carbon dioxide to formate using Mantra’s ERC technology. The focus will be on increasing the cathode life, reducing formate cross-over to retrieve formate from the catholyte solution, and optimizing the reactor with respect to its use in processes for the electro-synthesis of formate/formic acid.

Larry Kristof, President and CEO of Mantra, comments: ‘We are very encouraged by the

SEATTLE, April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Yesterday, The District of North Vancouver (DNV) hosted the ceremonial signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (’Mantra’, OTCBB: MVTG, FSE: 5MV) and Bluebird Co. Ltd. (Bluebird), an environmental engineering company based out of Seoul, Korea. Under the terms of the MOU, Bluebird will become an integral partner in the development, deployment and commercialization of Mantra’s Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide Technology (ERC) in Korea and various other territories within Asia.

Mr. Tae-in Kim, President and CEO of Bluebird, and Mr. Soo-Hak Moon, President of Ratec Environment Technology Co., arrived at Mantra Headquarters in Vancouver on Monday, April 20th for the event. Throughout the early part of the week, Mr. Kim and Mr. Moon participated in several interactive presentations with Mantra’s Management and Engineering staff, including technical and economic feasibility sessions, and onsite demonstrations of both the ERC technology and

SEATTLE, WA, April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (’Mantra’, OTCBB: MVTG, FSE: 5MV) is pleased to announce that it has just signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Bluebird Co. Ltd. (Bluebird), an environmental engineering company based out of Seoul, Korea. Under the terms of the MOU, Bluebird will become an integral partner in the development, deployment and eventual commercialization of Mantra’s Electro-reduction of Carbon Dioxide Technology in various territories within Asia.

As outlined in the MOU, the partnership will progress through three transitional phases. Under Phase 1, Mantra will deliver a 1kg-per day ERC demonstration unit to Bluebird in Korea by November 2009, after which both companies will collaboratively develop and improve upon the current technology. Phase 2 of the partnership, commencing in January 2010, will see the development and construction of the first commercial scale ERC reactor- capable of processing 1 ton of CO2 per day.