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Seven More B2B Trade Fair Organizers Sign Up to Promote Events on Global Sources Online Trade Show Center

2007-10-08 17:27 2247

Buyers Have Free Access to Show Details, Exhibitor Profiles and

Pre-Registration Services for Featured Fairs Worldwide

HONG KONG, Oct. 8 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Seven more event organizers have partnered with Global Sources (Nasdaq: GSOL) to promote their B2B shows online at Trade Show Center ( http://tradeshow.globalsources.com ). The online service now gives buyers access to over 600 trade events, with select featured partner sites providing show details, exhibitor profiles and pre-registration, all at one convenient website.

(Logo: http://www.prnasia.com/sa/200708071747.jpg )

Since its launch in September 2001, Trade Show Center has hosted more than 200 featured partner events, generating exposure to top buyers for an estimated 300,000 suppliers.

Global Sources’ Chairman and CEO, Merle A. Hinrichs said: "We’re delighted to partner with these event organizers and help promote their shows and exhibitors. For six years now, our Trade Show Center Online has been an unbiased information resource, helping buyers learn about important trade shows around the world, including Global Sources’ own China Sourcing Fairs."

Organizers and shows whose details have been recently added to Trade Show Center are:

-- Taitronics Autumn 2007, Oct. 9-13, organized by TAITRA

-- China Hi-Tech Fair, Oct. 12-17, organized by Creativity Convention &

Exhibition (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

-- Hong Kong Electronics Fair, Oct. 13-16, organized by the Hong Kong

Trade Development Council

-- China International Hardware Show / Practical World Asia, Oct. 23-

25, organized by Koelnmesse

-- China Yiwu International Commodities Fair, Oct. 22-26, organized by

Yiwu China Commodity City Exhibition Co., Ltd

-- Taipei Innovative Textile Application Show, Oct. 24-26 , organized

by Taiwan Textile Federation

-- Jinhan Fair for Textile, Garments & Fabrics, Oct. 15-19 / Jinhan

Fair for Gifts, Household & Decoration, Oct. 22-30, organized by

Jinhan Exhibition Co., Ltd.

"Our online trade show service integrates seamlessly with our print and online sourcing information. Buyers can find suppliers in our magazines and at Global Sources Online, see what trade shows suppliers will participate in, then visit Trade Show Center to register and prepare to visit the shows," Hinrichs said.

China International Consumer Goods Fair Vice Minister, Zhou Jue, said: "Global Sources’ buyers are the exact kind of high-end, high volume buyers we like to attract. In addition to western buyers, Global Sources gives us access to the growing number of important buyers from across Asia.

"Global Sources comprehensive marketing platform also gives us the opportunity for repeat exposure and branding across multiple media channels. This is unique in the industry."

More information about Global Sources Trade Show Alliance Program is available at http://tradeshow.globalsources.com/TRADESHOW/TSCFORM.HTM . Quality trade show organizers may apply to participate at http://tradeshow.globalsources.com .

Specialized Global Sources Websites, Trade Magazines and Trade Shows

Trade Show Center is an important part of Global Sources’ sourcing and product information services, which include Global Sources Online

( http://www.globalsources.com ), Global Sources trade magazines, China Sourcing Fairs ( http://www.chinasourcingfair.com ) and Global Sources Direct ( http://www.globalsourcesdirect.com ).

Further information about Global Sources is available at http://www.corporate.globalsources.com .

About Global Sources

Global Sources is a leading business-to-business (B2B) media company and a primary facilitator of two-way trade with Greater China. The core business is facilitating trade from Greater China to the world, using a wide range of English-language media. The other key business segment facilitates trade from the world to Greater China using Chinese-language media.

The company provides sourcing information to volume buyers and integrated marketing services to suppliers. It helps a community of over 635,000 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 230 countries.

The company offers the most extensive range of media and export marketing services in the industries it serves. It delivers information on 1.8 million products and more than 150,000 suppliers annually through 13 online marketplaces, 12 monthly magazines, over 100 sourcing research reports and nine specialized trade shows which run 22 times a year across seven cities.

Suppliers receive more than 18 million sales leads annually from buyers through Global Sources Online ( http://www.globalsources.com ) alone.

Global Sources has been facilitating global trade for 36 years. In mainland China it has over 1,700 team members in 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 Investor Contact in Asia:

Eddie Heng

Tel: +65-6547-2850

Email: eheng@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 U.S.:

Moriah Shilton & Christiane Pelz

Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, Inc.

Tel: +1-415-433-3777

Email: cpelz@lhai.com

Source: Global Sources
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