The largest Greater China-products exhibition in the Middle East — the China Sourcing Fair in Dubai — grows 18%

Co-locates with the Made in India — India Sourcing Fair to offer buyers in the Middle East a wide selection of products from the world's top sourcing markets

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, June 8, 2010 - Global Sources (Nasdaq: GSOL) today opened its 4th Annual China Sourcing
Fair in Dubai, the largest Greater China-products exhibition ever to be held
in the Middle East. Growing 18% compared to last year, the event features
over 1,310 exhibitor booths. Co-located with the 2nd Annual Made in India –
India Sourcing Fair, the events are to be held June 8 - 10, 2010, at the
Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre.

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"We are very pleased to open the largest China Sourcing Fair ever in
Dubai," said Tommy Wong, President of Global Sources Exhibitions. "With the
expanded Made in India — India Sourcing Fair, we offer importers and volume
buyers throughout the region a wide selection of manufacturers from the
world's two most attractive sourcing markets — China and India."

Officially opening the events was H. E. Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al
Qasimi, UAE Minister of Foreign Trade. Also joining the opening ceremony
were:

    -- Mr. Gao Youzhen, Consul General, Consulate General of the People's
       Republic of China in Dubai
    -- Mr. Xie Qinshen, Commercial Counselor, Economic & Commercial Section,
       Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Dubai
    -- Mr. Zhang Baojun, Chief Representative, CCPIT & CCOIC Office in the
       Gulf Area
    -- Mr. M.K. Lokesh, Indian Ambassador to United Arab Emirates
    -- Mr. A. Sakthivel, President of Federation of Indian Export
       Organisations

The China Sourcing Fair features manufacturers of consumer electronics,
fashion accessories, gifts and premiums, home products, baby and children's
products, and hardware and building materials.

The India Sourcing Fair expands this year under the "Made in India" theme
to bring to Dubai an expanded array of some of India's most competitive
exporters of home products and handicrafts, gifts and premiums, fashion
accessories, and garments and textiles. The Made in India — India Sourcing
Fair is supported by the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO).

Both events are exclusively for importers, traders, and other volume
buyers who purchase consumer products for resale to markets throughout the
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. More than 10,680 qualified buyers
from 102 countries and regions attended last year's events.

"The growth of the China Sourcing Fair over the years in Dubai reflects
the expanding demand for China-made products throughout the Middle East,"
said Helal Almarri, CEO of the Dubai World Trade Centre. "With the expansion
of the India Sourcing Fair to include a wider selection of Indian exporters,
it is clear that these events are both filling a need in the marketplace
among the region's importers, and helping to facilitate trade between the
Middle East and Asia's experienced exporters."

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

Details on the Made in India — India Sourcing Fair event 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 888,000 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 4.5 million
products and more than 256,000 suppliers annually through 14 online
marketplaces, 13 monthly print and 15 digital magazines, over 80 sourcing
research reports and 21 specialized trade shows which run 55 times a year
across 9 cities.

Suppliers receive more than 136 million sales leads annually from buyers
through Global Sources Online (www.globalsources.com ) alone.

Global Sources has been facilitating global trade for nearly 40 years.
Global Sources' network covers more than 60 cities worldwide. In mainland
China, Global Sources has about 2,500 team members in more than 40 locations,
and a community of over 1 million registered online users and magazine
readers for its 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
     Suzanne Wang
     Tel: +852-2555-4747
     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

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: Suzanne Wang, +852-2555-4747, 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