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First-ever Dubai China Sourcing Fair Attracts over 7,100 Buyers - China Sourcing Fair to Expand in 2008

Global Sources
2007-06-14 13:42 1389

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, June 14 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- More than 7,100 buyers attended Global Sources' (Nasdaq: GSOL) inaugural China Sourcing Fair: Gifts & Home Products

( http://www.chinasourcingfair.com/dubai ) Dubai trade show. With over 500 booths, the business-to-business Fair was the largest exhibition of China suppliers ever held in Dubai.

(Logo: http://www.prnasia.com/sa/200701111135-min.jpg )

Global Sources' chairman and CEO, Merle A. Hinrichs, said: "The fact that this new show was sold-out and buyer turnout was very strong qualifies it as a resounding success. The quality of the China suppliers represented and the professionalism of the buyers paves the way for our expanded show line-up for 2008."

Representatives from many of the region's largest buying offices attended the Fair, including Carrefour, General Motors, Harrods, IKEA, Ladybird, Motorola, Pioneer, Unilever and Rubbermaid.

"The Dubai World Trade Centre is extremely pleased at the overwhelming success of the inaugural China Sourcing Fair," said Dubai World Trade Centre Director General, Helal S.K. Almarri. "The visitor numbers have exceeded our and Global Sources' expectations. The quality of the show was a credit to the organizer."

Abdulrahman Moh'd Akbar from the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry said: "The trade show staff is extremely helpful and friendly. And the products are very much geared to the highest quality standard. Plus, the show is very well-organized."

One visitor, Unilever Mashreq Assistant Buying Manager, Nahla El-Azmirly, said: "The show is very related to our product categories as we are in promotional items. The show has provided great exposure to a lot of suppliers and a lot of variety. And we can see the quality as well."

Experienced China Exporters, Wide Selection of Quality Products in the Spotlight

Exhibitors from mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan displayed a wide range of products, including: gifts, premiums and toys; bags and luggage; health and beauty products; kitchen and household products; home decor products; home textiles; ceramics and porcelain; decorative lighting; and electrical appliances.

Special pavilions highlighted consumer electronics, fashion accessories, and baby and children's products.

One exhibitor, Huangyan Shuangma Plastic Manufacturing General Manager, Lorna Chen, said: "Buyers in the Middle East and Africa are becoming more quality-conscious as incomes in the region go up. The buyers we met at the show were much more concerned with product features and design than price."

The recent Global Sources China Supplier Survey: Middle East Export Opportunities shows that China Sourcing Fair exhibitors are experienced exporters to the Middle East. Of respondents:

-- 58 percent currently export to the Middle East;

-- 13 percent have exported to the Middle East for 20 years or more; and,

-- 78 percent have up to 19 years' experience exporting to the region.

Strong Interest in "How to Source from China" Conference Program

An exclusive, multi-session conference program focused on "How to Source from China." Topics ranged from working with China suppliers and quality control, to payment processing, shipping and logistics.

-- HSBC Bank Middle East Manger of Trade Business Development,

Elroy D'Mello -- "Payment processes: Step-by-step advice on your

options for moving money"

-- PassageMaker Sourcing Solutions China Operations Director,

Mike Bellamy -- "Finding that perfect China partner"

-- Pro QC International Vice President, Michael L. Hetzel -- "Quality

control processes: Making sure you're getting what you pay for"

New China Sourcing Fair Line-up for Dubai in 2008 -- Gifts & Home Products, Electronics and Fashion Accessories

Global Sources plans to expand the Dubai show from one to three specialized China Sourcing Fairs in 2008. The three shows, Gifts & Home Products, Electronics and Fashion Accessories, are scheduled to be held June, 2008, at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre.

China Sourcing Fairs a Core Component of Global Sources' Total Sourcing Service

The China Sourcing Fairs are part of Global Sources' sourcing and product information services, which include Global Sources trade magazines, Global Sources Online ( http://www.globalsources.com ), Global Sources Direct ( http://www.globalsourcesdirect.com ) and the China Sourcing Reports

( http://www.chinasourcingreports.com ). For more information, visit 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 China. The core business is facilitating trade from China to the world, using a wide range of English-language media. The other key business segment facilitates trade from the world to 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 600,000 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 13 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: +1-602-978-7504

Email: strachan@globalsources.com

Global Sources Investor Contact in U.S.:

Moriah Shilton & Cathy Mattison

Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, Inc.

Tel: +1-415-433-3777

Email: cmattison@lhai.com

Source: Global Sources
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