Focus Ventures Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:FCV) is pleased to announce the following
appointments to its Technical Advisory Board and Board of Directors. 


The Company has appointed Mr. Absalon Aguilar Lagos as a Consultant to its
Peruvian subsidiary, Agrifos Peru S.A.C. Mr. Aguilar, a Peruvian National, is a
highly respected geological engineer with extensive experience in the Bayovar
phosphate district where he has worked since 1964 in various roles for public,
private and government companies, with special expertise in phosphate processing
and metallurgy. From 2001 - 2007 he acted as General Manager for Minera Regional
Grau Bayovar and Activos Mineros, both Peruvian State Companies responsible for
the successful privatization of the Bayovar non-metallic mining District
including Vale's Bayovar Mine and Fosfatos del Pacifico's Bayovar 9 project.
Most recently, Mr. Aguila acted as an advisor to Fosfatos during the exploration
phase. 


Mr. Ralph Rushton, the Company's Vice-President, Corporate Development, has been
appointed to its Board of Directors. Mr. Rushton will continue in his current
capacity with responsibility for marketing of the Company's phosphate assets.
Mr. Rushton holds a B.Sc. in geology from Portsmouth University in the UK, a
Master's degree in economic geology from the University of Alberta, and a
Certificate in Business Communications from Simon Fraser University. He has over
25 years' experience in mining and exploration, much of which was gained working
as a geologist in Southern Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. For the
last 10 years he has worked in business development and investor relations for a
number of junior companies and currently serves as a director on the boards of
Radius Gold Inc., Cordoba Minerals Corp., Rackla Metals Inc., Medgold Resources
Corp and Western Pacific Resources Corp.


In addition, the Company has granted stock options to its directors, officers
and employees to purchase up to a total of 2,360,000 shares of the Company
exercisable for ten years at a price of $0.22 per share.


About Focus Ventures

Phosphate rock is a raw material for fertilizers and vital to world food
production. Focus is acquiring and developing quality phosphate projects in
Latin America where the discovery and development of new deposits is becoming
increasingly important given the growing demand and limited local supply of
phosphate for fertilizer production. For further information, please call
604-688-5288 or visit our web site www.focusventuresltd.com. 


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

David Cass, President 

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor the Investment Industry Regulatory
Organization of Canada accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of
this release.


Forward-Looking Statement

Some of the statements in this news release contains forward-looking information
that involves inherent risk and uncertainty affecting the business of Focus
Ventures Ltd. Actual results may differ materially from those currently
anticipated in such statement.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Focus Ventures Ltd.
Ralph Rushton
(604) 688-5288
(604) 682-1514 (FAX)
info@focusventuresltd.com
www.focusventuresltd.com

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