Global Sources opens first China Sourcing Fairs in Miami, helping China suppliers expand to North and Latin America, buyers to source more conveniently

MIAMI, July 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Global Sources' (NASDAQ: GSOL) first China Sourcing Fairs in North America runs from today through July 13, 2011 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. All six concurrent events make it more convenient for buyers from the USA, Canada and Latin America to meet face-to-face with quality manufacturers from China.

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Jointly organized with China's Trade Development Bureau, the country's trade promotion arm under the Ministry of Commerce, the shows are Electronics, Gifts & Premiums, Home Products, Fashion Accessories, Garments & Textiles and Baby & Children's Products.

"We are excited to bring the China Sourcing Fairs to buyers in North and Latin America for the first time," said Tommy Wong, President of Global Sources Exhibitions. "We have organized these events for years in different parts of the world, including Hong Kong, India, South Africa and Dubai. But this is the first time that some of mainland China's more experienced exporters are coming to meet with buyers in this region."

The Fairs are exclusively for importers, traders, and other volume buyers who purchase consumer products for resale to markets throughout the North and Latin American regions.

Co-located with the China Sourcing Fairs is the India Sourcing Fair, which features a selection of India-based exporters of home products and gift items.

Mr. Wong hosted the Fairs' opening ceremony. Also joining the opening were:

• Ms. Li Ying, Director, Trade Development Bureau, Ministry of Commerce, People's Republic of China
• Mr. Li Fuming, Director, State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, Tianjin Municipal People's Government
• Mr. Zhang Xinsheng, Vice Secretary-General, China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Light Industrial Products and Arts-Crafts
• Mr. Ajay Sahai, Director General and Chief Executive Officer, Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO)

To enable buyers who are unable to attend the Fairs to source from exhibitors, Global Sources is also expanding its Online Sourcing Fairs service as part of the Miami events. The new service uses online technology to bring together the company's traditional trade shows with online marketplaces, print and digital magazines. Each online show is built on the foundation of Global Sources' face-to-face shows, and includes product profiles of each exhibitor's featured products, multiple images of the booths, company videos, products and conference sessions.

"With the addition of our Online Sourcing Fairs, buyers can continue to evaluate our exhibitors and do business with them even after the physical event here in Miami has concluded. It is a win-win for both groups," said Wong.

More details about the China Sourcing Fair in Miami are available at http://www.chinasourcingfair.com/miami.

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 1 million active buyers – including the world's top 25 retailers – to 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 over 5.7 million products and more than 262,000 suppliers annually through 14 online marketplaces, 13 monthly print and 18 digital magazines, over 90 sourcing research reports and 73 specialized trade shows a year across nine cities.

Verified suppliers receive more than 127 million sales leads annually from buyers through Global Sources Online (http://www.globalsources.com) alone.

Global Sources has been facilitating global trade for 40 years. Global Sources' network covers about 60 cities worldwide. In mainland China, Global Sources has about 2,700 team members in more than 40 locations, and a community of over 2.8 million registered online users and magazine readers for its Chinese-language media.

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