[Vimicro Announces Improved Third-Quarter 2012 Results and a Return to Positive GAAP Net Income · Returns to Positive Operating Income · Strong Increase in Surveillance Sales Third-quarter Highlights: · Revenues increased 14.9% year over year to $21.7 million · Surveillance revenues increased 45.4% year over year · Gross margins increased more than six percentage points year over year to 38.0%] [VIMICRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 15/F Shining Tower Form 20-F x Form 40-F o o o VIMICRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION John Zhonghan Deng Chairman and Chief Executive Officer]

[Vimicro International Regains Compliance with Minimum-Bid Closing-Price Requirement BEIJING , China — November 1, 2012 — Vimicro International Corporation (NASDAQ: VIMC) (“Vimicro” or the “Company”), a leading PC-camera processor and IP-based surveillance solution provider, today announced that the Company recently received notification from the Nasdaq Stock Market of having regained compliance with the $1.00 minimum per-share closing bid-price requirement. “We] [VIMICRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 15/F Shining Tower Form 20-F x Form 40-F o o o VIMICRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION John Zhonghan Deng Chairman and Chief Executive Officer]

[Vimicro Announces Return of David Tang as Chief Financial Officer, Receipt of NASDAQ Notice BEIJING , China — October 16, 2012 — Vimicro International Corporation (NASDAQ: VIMC) (“Vimicro” or the “Company”), a leading PC-camera processor and IP-based surveillance solution provider, today announced the return of Mr. David Tang as Chief Financial Officer, effective October 20, 2012 to replace Richard Wu,] [VIMICRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 15/F Shining Tower Form 20-F x Form 40-F o o o VIMICRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION John Zhonghan Deng Chairman and Chief Executive Officer]

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[Second-Quarter 2012 Results Vimicro International Corporation (“Vimicro” or the “Company”) reports its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012. Net revenue in the second quarter of 2012 was $20.1 million, as compared to a net revenue of $11.6 million in the first quarter of 2012 and $14.2 million from continuing operations in the second quarter of]