Your October news summaries about Global Sources (NASDAQ-GS: GSOL) are enclosed, including top investor news, trade shows & events, industry news and more….

 

For full details, please click on the links. To read all reports, click http://www.corporate.globalsources.com/INFO/INFO_IDX.HTM.

Top Investor & Corporate News

  • Global Sources Launches New Service Enabling Suppliers to Pre-Qualify Buyers Based on Product Import Data
  • Global Sources Scheduled to Report Third Quarter 2007 Results on November 15, 2007
  • Global Sources to Attend Upcoming Investor Events
  • Global Sources Online 2.0 Launch Gives Buyers Comprehensive Search Results and Verified Suppliers
  • Global Sources to Host Analyst Day on October 13, 2007
     

Trade Shows & Events

  • Thousands of Suppliers Set to Highlight Quality Products at China Sourcing Fair: Gifts & Home Products in Hong Kong Oct. 20-23
  • Asia's Largest Fashion Accessories Sourcing Trade Show Opens Today; Co-Located with Fast-Growing Specialized Underwear & Swimwear Sourcing Fair
  • Seven More B2B Trade Fair Organizers Sign Up to Promote Events on Global Sources Online Trade Show Center

Details about China Sourcing Fairs:http://www.chinasourcingfairs.com

Industry News

  • Winners of Global Sources’ Electronics Design Awards to be Showcased at China Sourcing Fair: Electronics & Components

Top Investor & Corporate News

Global Sources Launches New Service Enabling Suppliers to Pre-Qualify Buyers Based on Product Import Data 

HONG KONG, Oct. 31, 2007 – To help exporters reduce risk when dealing with overseas buyers, Global Sources (NASDAQ: GSOL) is offering its advertisers import activity reports on specific buyers.

http://www.corporate.globalsources.com/INFO/PRESS/2007/OCT31.HTM

Global Sources Scheduled to Report Third Quarter 2007 Results on November 15, 2007

NEW YORK, October 25, 2007 – Global Sources Ltd. (NASDAQ: GSOL) expects to release results for the third quarter 2007 before the market opens on November 15, 2007.

http://www.corporate.globalsources.com/INFO/PRESS/2007/OCT25.HTM

Global Sources to Attend Upcoming Investor Events

HONG KONG, October 23, 2007 – Global Sources Ltd.'s (NASDAQ: GSOL) Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, James Strachan, is scheduled to present at the following investor events:

http://www.corporate.globalsources.com/INFO/PRESS/2007/OCT23.HTM

Global Sources Online 2.0 Launch Gives Buyers Comprehensive Search Results and Verified Suppliers
New Offer Allows Unverified Export Suppliers to be Listed for Free

HONG KONG, Oct. 18, 2007 – Global Sources (NASDAQ: GSOL) launched Global Sources Online 2.0 (http://www.globalsources.com), a next-generation B2B sourcing service which is unique in the market, offering buyers comprehensive search results and third-party verification of suppliers.

http://www.corporate.globalsources.com/INFO/PRESS/2007/OCT18.HTM

Global Sources to Host Analyst Day on October 13, 2007 

HONG KONG, Oct. 10, 2007 – Global Sources Ltd. (NASDAQ: GSOL) will host an Analyst Day in Hong Kong on Oct. 13, 2007. The event will begin 11:00 a.m. at the AsiaWorld-Expo where the company's China Sourcing Fairs for Electronics & Components, Fashion Accessories, Underwear & Swimwear and Gifts & Home Products are scheduled to be held.

http://www.corporate.globalsources.com/INFO/PRESS/2007/OCT10.HTM

Trade Shows and Events 

Thousands of Suppliers Set to Highlight Quality Products at China Sourcing Fair: Gifts & Home Products in Hong Kong Oct. 20-23
New China Supplier Survey Shows Focus on Quality Assurance

HONG KONG, Oct. 20, 2007 – Global Sources' (NASDAQ: GSOL) China Sourcing Fair: Gift & Home Products (http://www.chinasourcingfair.com) opens today and runs through Oct. 23, filling all 10 halls at AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong. The Fair will showcase over 3,700 booths, including 2,600 from mainland China. 

Asia's Largest Fashion Accessories Sourcing Trade Show Opens Today; Co-Located with Fast-Growing Specialized Underwear & Swimwear Sourcing Fair

HONG KONG, October 12, 2007 – Global Sources (NASDAQ: GSOL) opened its China Sourcing Fairs: Fashion Accessories and Underwear & Swimwear (http://www.chinasourcingfair.com) today with over 1,000 booths. The events are open to trade visitors, and will run through Oct. 15 at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong.

http://www.corporate.globalsources.com/INFO/PRESS/2007/OCT12_2.HTM

Seven More B2B Trade Fair Organizers Sign Up to Promote Events on Global Sources Online Trade Show Center
Buyers Have Free Access to Show Details, Exhibitor Profiles and Pre-Registration Services for Featured Fairs Worldwide

HONG KONG, October 8, 2007 – 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.

http://www.corporate.globalsources.com/INFO/PRESS/2007/OCT08.HTM

Industry News

Winners of Global Sources' Electronics Design Awards to be Showcased at China Sourcing Fair: Electronics & Components
Awards Cover Eight Hot Electronics Categories Including Opto-electronics, Personal Electronics, Wireless Communications & Networking Products

HONG KONG, Oct. 12, 2007 – Winners of Global Sources' (NASDAQ: GSOL) Electronics Design Awards will be showcased at the China Sourcing Fair: Electronics & Components (http://www.chinasourcingfair.com) Oct. 12-15 at Hong Kong's AsiaWorld-Expo.

http://www.corporate.globalsources.com/INFO/PRESS/2007/OCT12.HTM

 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 647,000 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 2 million products and more than 160,000 suppliers annually through 14 online marketplaces, 13 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 23 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 2,000 team members in 44 locations, and a community of over 1 million registered online users and magazine readers for Chinese- language media.