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Press ReleasesGlobal Sources to Launch China Sourcing Fair: Fashion Accessories in April 2006 at AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong HONG KONG, May 31, 2005 - Global Sources Ltd.'s (NASDAQ: GSOL) inaugural China Sourcing Fair: Fashion Accessories will be held from April 15 to 18, 2006 at the new AsiaWorld-Expo venue in Hong Kong. The Fair will allow Asian suppliers of hats, scarves, umbrellas, sunglasses, handbags, casual footwear and other fashion accessories to promote and sell their products to volume buyers from around the world. The Fair is scheduled to take place twice annually in the peak spring and fall buying seasons, just prior to the Canton Fair that is also held during the peak buying seasons. China Sourcing Fair: Fashion Accessories will be the first specialized show of its kind in Hong Kong dedicated to this grouping of fashion accessory products. Global Sources chairman and chief executive officer, Merle A. Hinrichs, said: "The China Sourcing Fair: Fashion Accessories now becomes the third China Sourcing Fair, along with our Gifts & Home Products and Electronics & Components fairs. "Our research shows China exported more than US$200 million worth of school and casual backpacks to the US alone in 2004. China also has more than 4,000 manufacturers of casual footwear, with only about 400 presently exporting directly. The country accounted for 60 percent of world's casual footwear output in October 2004. "The China Sourcing Fair: Fashion Accessories will support the needs of our large and well established buyer and supplier communities in this sector. In addition, the show will work together with our Fashion Accessories and Garments & Textiles magazines and websites, which were spun out of our previous Fashion Accessories & Supplies magazine we've been publishing for more than 20 years. These media offer an integrated export marketing channel for suppliers. Moreover, they offer buyers a source of reliable suppliers in the format of their choice — whether that be in print, online or face-to-face at trade shows." Global Sources' online marketplaces, magazines and trade shows in the fashion sector are further supported with a range of in-depth China Sourcing Reports on the supply market conditions in various product categories. Over the past year, these reports have included the following:
Upcoming reports include the following:
Asia's newest and most modern exhibition center
AsiaWorld-Expo Management Limited's chief executive officer, Nicolas Borit, said: "Visitors arriving at the Hong Kong International Airport can take a few minute stroll to arrive directly at AsiaWorld-Expo. The Airport Express Line will whisk buyers from the station inside AsiaWorld-Expo to downtown Hong Kong in just 25 minutes. "Cross boundary bus service and the future HK-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge will provide additional easy land access to and from the mainland and Macau. This venue occupies a truly unique position in the exhibition world." For information about the Global Sources China Sourcing Fair: Fashion Accessories, please visit http://tradeshow.globalsources.com/TRADESHOW/HONGKONG-FASHION.HTM. About Global Sources
We deliver content to our communities through nine vertical marketplaces on Global Sources Online (www.globalsources.com) and through specialized magazines, China Sourcing Fairs and technical events. These media serve a growing, independently certified community of more than 430,000 active buyers in over 230 countries and territories. These buyers generate more than 4 million inquiries annually for more than 130,000 suppliers through Global Sources Online alone. We offer extensive creative services through 150 client service officers, and through more than 850 sales representatives who make approximately 45,000 supplier visits monthly. In mainland China, we have 23 years on-the-ground presence, and are supported by more than 1,200 team members in 44 locations. Global Sources' solutions are based on 34 years as a trade magazine publisher serving the global trade community, 14 years as a trade management software developer, 13 years as manager of trade shows in Asia, and nine years as an online marketplace operator. This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27-A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21-E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The company's actual results could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements as a result of the risks associated with the company's business, changes in general economic conditions, and changes in the assumptions used in making such forward-looking statements. Contacts:
Global Sources Press Contact in Asia:
Global Sources Investor Contact in Asia: Eddie Heng
Global Sources Press Contact in U.S.: James W.W. Strachan
Global Sources Investor Contacts in U.S.: Kirsten Chapman & Moriah Shilton Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, Inc.
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