2009 China Sourcing Fairs in Dubai sold out: Largest China-products exhibition in the Middle East

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Global Sources expands 2009 Dubai shows 40% to include Greater China manufacturers of gifts, premiums, home products, electronics and fashion accessories

Global Sources (Nasdaq: GSOL) announced today that its four upcoming China Sourcing Fairs in Dubai have sold out, growing 40% this year to reach over 1,100 booths. The China Sourcing Fairs: Electronics, Fashion Accessories, Gifts & Premiums, and Home Products will feature manufacturers from Greater China (mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan). The events will be held June 14 - 16, 2009, at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre.

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Global Sources’ Executive Director, Sarah Benecke, said: “Manufacturers from Greater China are actively looking for new markets and new customers in the Middle East, in part to counter the slowdown in the USA and Europe. Occupying six full exhibition halls, this will be our largest-ever Dubai shows and continues to be the largest exhibition of China products in the Middle East.”

The China Sourcing Fairs in Dubai serve importers and volume buyers in the Middle East, North Africa, India and Europe who seek high quality products from competitive Chinese suppliers. More than 7,100 buyers from 97 countries attended last year’s event.

Strong mainland China government support

This year’s event has attracted strong support from key manufacturing areas in mainland China, including the city of Jieyang in South China’s Guangdong province, and the city of Yiwu in Zhejiang province.

Deputy General Director of the Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of Guangdong Province, Zhu Ze Nan said: “We think the China Sourcing Fairs in Dubai are the perfect platform from which to reach new buyers throughout the Middle East. In today’s economic environment, mainland China suppliers are actively looking to widen their customer base beyond North America and Europe.”

Located about two and a half hours from Shanghai, Yiwu is one of mainland China’s leading manufacturing centers for home products, gifts, fashion accessories, and other items. These suppliers have a long history of trading successfully with buyers throughout the Middle East, with a strong knowledge of regional customs and product appropriateness.

“Yiwu suppliers are looking more and more to the Middle East,” said Bill Janeri, Global Sources’ Middle East General Manager. “The region has maintained solid economic growth that has driven demand for mainland China-made consumer goods. Companies from Yiwu are anxious to expand and strengthen their ties with buyers in the Middle East.”

Senior mainland China-government officials who are scheduled to participate in the Dubai China Sourcing Fairs include:

– Mr. Zhu Ze Nan, Deputy General Director, Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, Guangdong Province — Mr. Chen Yiwei, Mayor, Jieyang City People’s Government — Mr. Xu Qiyuan, Vice Chairman, Fuzhou People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries — Ms. Pan Xiao, Deputy Director, Fuzhou Municipal Bureau of Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation — Ms. Lin Xiangping, Vice Chairman, Fuzhou Chamber of Commerce for Import & Export — Mr. Huang Jiguang, Deputy Division Chief, Fuzhou Municipal Bureau of Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation

Expanded product categories

The China Sourcing Fairs in Dubai will feature Greater China exhibitors of products like these:

China Sourcing Fair: Electronics (tradeshow.globalsources.com/TRADESHOW/DUBAI-ELECTRONICS.HTM )

– Consumer electronics — Digital entertainment — In-car electronics — Computer & networking — Telecom & accessories — GPS products — Opto-electronics — Power supplies

China Sourcing Fair: Fashion Accessories (tradeshow.globalsources.com/TRADESHOW/DUBAI-FASHION.HTM )

– Casual & fashion handbags — Evening bags — Hats & caps — Fashion belts — Fashion jewelry — Hair accessories — Ties, scarves & shawls — Socks — Knitted accessories — Casual & fashion footwear — Umbrellas — Glove & mittens — Sunglasses — Travel bags & luggage

China Sourcing Fair: Gifts & Premiums (tradeshow.globalsources.com/TRADESHOW/DUBAI-GIFTS.HTM )

– Gift items — Holiday & party favors — Electronic premiums — Gift boxes — Photo frames — Promotional bags, caps & garments — Stationery & paper — Travel goods & umbrellas — Watches & clocks

China Sourcing Fair: Home Products (tradeshow.globalsources.com/TRADESHOW/DUBAI-HOMEPRODUCTS.HTM )

– Kitchenware — Glassware & tableware — Ceramics & porcelain — Household products — Bathroom products — Health & personal care products — Arts & crafts — Home decor — Home textiles — Garden & outdoor — Furniture & furnishing — Sports & leisure

For the first time, the China Sourcing Fairs will be co-located with the India Sourcing Fair, a dedicated exhibition featuring competitive exporters from India. The India Sourcing Fair will feature products such as:

India Sourcing Fair: Home Products (tradeshow.globalsources.com/TRADESHOW/DUBAI-INDIA-SOURCING-FAIR-HOMEPR ODUCTS.HTM ) (Note: If the URL above wraps to a second line, please paste both lines into the browser and delete the space in-between.)

– Metalware — Glassware — Kitchenware — Home decor — Coir products — Steel & plastics — Home textiles — Arts & crafts — Leather products — Bamboo & cane handicrafts — Fashion accessories — Fashion jewelry — Stoles & scarves

More details about the China Sourcing Fairs in Dubai are available at www.chinasourcingfair.com/dubai .

Details on the India Sourcing Fair in Dubai are available at www.india-sourcingfair.com .

About Global Sources

Global Sources is a leading business-to-business media company and a primary facilitator of trade with Greater China. The core business uses English-language media to facilitate trade from Greater China to the world. The other business segment utilizes Chinese-language media to enable companies to sell to, and within Greater China.

The company provides sourcing information to volume buyers and integrated marketing services to suppliers. It helps a community of over 803,000 active buyers source more profitably from complex overseas supply markets. With the goal of providing the most effective ways possible to advertise, market and sell, Global Sources enables suppliers to sell to hard-to-reach buyers in over 240 countries.

The company offers the most extensive range of media and export marketing services in the industries it serves. It delivers information on 4.3 million products and more than 196,000 suppliers annually through 14 online marketplaces, 13 monthly magazines, over 100 sourcing research reports and 12 specialized trade shows which run 29 times a year across 10 cities.

Suppliers receive more than 67 million sales leads annually from buyers through Global Sources Online ( www.globalsources.com ) alone.

Global Sources has been facilitating global trade for 38 years. Global Sources’ network covers more than 69 cities worldwide. In mainland China, Global Sources has over 2,500 team members in more than 44 locations, and a community of over 1 million registered online users and magazine readers for Chinese-language media.

Global Sources Press Contact in Asia Camellia So Tel: +852-2555-5021 Email: cso@globalsources.com Global Sources Press Contact in U.S. James W.W. Strachan Tel: +1-480-664-8309 Email: strachan@globalsources.com Global Sources Investor Contact in Asia Investor Relations Department Tel: +852-2555-4777 Email: investor@globalsources.com Global Sources Investor Contact in U.S. Kirsten Chapman & Timothy Dien Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, Inc. Tel: +1-415-433-3777 Email: tdien@lhai.com

Source: Global Sources

Press contact in Asia: Camellia So, +852-2555-5021, cso at globalsources.com; Press contact in U.S.: James W.W. Strachan of Global Sources, +1-480-664-8309, strachan at globalsources.com; Investor contact in Asia: IR Department of Global Sources, +852-2555-4777, investor at globalsources.com; Investor Contact in U.S.: Kirsten Chapman & Timothy Dien of Lippert-Heilshorn & Associates, Inc., +1-415-433-3777, tdien at lhai.com, for Global Sources ; Photo: https://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030303/LNM011LOGO-b, PR Newswire Photo Desk, photodesk at prnewswire.com