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Your November 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
· Forbes Ranks Global
Sources Among Asia's 'Best Under a
Billion'
· Beijing's Tsinghua University Opens Global Sources Hall at School of Journalism & Communication;
University Appoints Merle A. Hinrichs to
International Advisory Board
· Global Sources
Announces Third Quarter 2007 Results
Trade Shows & Events
· Easton-Bell Sports
to Present Sourcing Opportunities to China Sporting Goods Suppliers at
Private Sourcing Events; Representing Top Brands Easton, Riddell, Bell, Giro and Blackburn, Easton-Bell Plans to Source
Sporting Goods and Sports Equipment from Pre-screened Global Sources
Suppliers
· Global Sources and
SEMI Taiwan Create Taiwan's
Largest IC and Semiconductor Event
· China Sourcing Fair Exhibitors Donate
Three Truckloads of New Product Samples to Charity
· Big-Name Buyers with
US$306 Billion in Annual Sales Scheduled to Meet Global Sources
Pre-screened Suppliers in Shenzhen
· Athlete's Foot,
Hello Kitty and JinJiang Inn Among Companies to
Exhibit at 10th Annual Franchising China Event in Guangzhou
· Holiday Inn Express,
Office 1 and Vanke Among Companies to Exhibit at
10th Annual Franchising China
Event in Shanghai
· Subway, Athlete's
Foot and Super 8 Among Companies to Exhibit at 10th Annual
Franchising China
Conference & Exhibition
· Global Sources Now
Second-Largest Trade Show Organizer in Hong Kong
– Business Strategies Group Report
Industry News
· Greater China's HDMI/DVI Cables Manufacturers Expect
to Boost Exports by Over 30 Percent in 2007 – China
Sourcing Report
· Greater China's
Digital Still Camera Output Expected to Hit 80 million Units in 2007
– China Sourcing Report
· Eighty-eight Percent
of Greater China
Solar Panel Suppliers Set to Lower or Stabilize Prices – Global
Sources' Survey
· Product Quality Tops
Mainland China
Electronics Engineering Design Goals, Says Fifth Annual EE Times-China
Survey
Top Investor & Corporate News
Forbes
Ranks Global Sources Among Asia's 'Best
Under a Billion'
HONG KONG, Nov. 29, 2007– Forbes has
selected Global Sources (NASDAQ: GSOL) as one of Asia's
200 'Best Under a Billion' companies. The annual list draws from over
22,500 publicly listed companies with revenues of less than US$1 billion.
http://www.corporate.globalsources.com/INFO/PRESS/2007/NOV29.HTM
Beijing's Tsinghua University
Opens Global Sources Hall at School
of Journalism & Communication
University Appoints Merle A. Hinrichs
to International Advisory Board
BEIJING, Nov. 28, 2007 – In a
groundbreaking move to advance the study of global business journalism in China, Tsinghua University
and Global Sources (NASDAQ: GSOL) (http://www.globalsources.com) opened the
Global Sources Hall at the School
of Journalism and
Communication.
http://www.corporate.globalsources.com/INFO/PRESS/2007/NOV28.HTM
Global
Sources Announces Third Quarter 2007 Results
Quarterly
Revenue Up 15% Compared to the Third Quarter 2006
EPS up 20% Compared to the Third Quarter 2006
NEW YORK, November 15, 2007 – Global
Sources Ltd. (NASDAQ: GSOL) reported financial results for the third
quarter and nine months ended Sept. 30, 2007.
Trade Shows and Events
Easton-Bell Sports to Present
Sourcing Opportunities to China Sporting Goods Suppliers at Private
Sourcing Events;Representing Top Brands Easton,
Riddell, Bell, Giro and Blackburn, Easton-Bell
Plans to Source Sporting Goods and Sports Equipment from Pre-screened
Global Sources Suppliers
HONG KONG, Nov. 27, 2007 – Easton-Bell, representing
five top international sporting goods brands, is scheduled to meet Global
Sources (NASDAQ: GSOL) suppliers at a Private Sourcing Event (http://www.privatesourcingevents.com)
in Shanghai
on Dec. 3.
Global Sources and SEMI Taiwan
Create Taiwan's Largest
IC and Semiconductor EventInternational IC-Taiwan and
SEMICON Taiwan
to be Co-Located in 2008
HONG KONG, November 20, 2007 – Global Sources (NASDAQ:
GSOL) and SEMI Taiwan, Asia's two leading technical event organizers, plan
to co-locate their Taiwan-based electronics industry shows in 2008, in
order to offer their customers, electronics engineers and vendors, a new
specialized platform covering the entire electronics development spectrum.
http://www.corporate.globalsources.com/INFO/PRESS/2007/NOV20.HTM
China Sourcing Fair Exhibitors Donate
Three Truckloads of New Product Samples to Charity
HONG
KONG, November 19, 2007 – More than 70 exhibitors participated in Global
Sources' (NASDAQ: GSOL) China Sourcing Fairs (http://www.chinasourcingfair.com)
Care & Share charity program held in October, donating three truckloads
of display samples to people in need. Non-profit Crossroads International
plans to distribute the items to people affected by natural disasters,
conflict and in economically-depressed
communities.
http://www.corporate.globalsources.com/INFO/PRESS/2007/NOV19.HTM
Big-Name Buyers with US$306 Billion in Annual Sales Scheduled
to Meet Global Sources Pre-screened Suppliers in Shenzhen
Kmart, Monster Cable and Staples Among Companies Set to Meet USB Storage
Device Suppliers at Nov. 15 Private Sourcing Event
HONG KONG, Nov. 12, 2007 – Nine buyers with combined
annual sales of US$306 billion are set to select USB storage device
suppliers for Global Sources (NASDAQ: GSOL) Private Sourcing Event (http://www.privatesourcingevents.com)
in Shenzhen on Nov. 15.
http://www.corporate.globalsources.com/INFO/PRESS/2007/NOV12_2.HTM
Athlete's Foot, Hello Kitty and JinJiang
Inn Among Companies to Exhibit at 10th Annual Franchising China Event in Guangzhou
GUANGZHOU, November 12, 2007 – Global
Sources' (NASDAQ: GSOL) 10th Annual Franchising China Conference &
Exhibition (http://www.franchisechina.com)
opens today and runs through tomorrow at Jin Han
Exhibition Center.
http://www.corporate.globalsources.com/INFO/PRESS/2007/NOV12.HTM
Holiday Inn Express, Office 1 and Vanke
Among Companies to Exhibit at 10th Annual Franchising China Event in Shanghai
SHANGHAI, Nov. 8, 2007 – Global Sources' (NASDAQ:
GSOL) 10th Annual Franchising China Conference & Exhibition (http://www.franchisechina.com)
opens today and runs through tomorrow at Shanghai Mart.
http://www.corporate.globalsources.com/INFO/PRESS/2007/NOV08.HTM
Subway, Athlete's Foot and Super 8 Among Companies to Exhibit
at 10th Annual Franchising China Conference &
Exhibition
HONG
KONG, Nov. 1, 2007 – Global Sources' (NASDAQ: GSOL) 10th Annual
Franchising China Conference & Exhibition (http://www.franchisechina.com)
is scheduled to run in three cities across China with nearly 100
international and local franchisors and 20,000 entrepreneurs expected to
participate.
http://www.corporate.globalsources.com/INFO/PRESS/2007/NOV01_2.HTM
Global Sources Now Second-Largest Trade Show Organizer in Hong Kong – Business Strategies Group Report
HONG
KONG, November 1, 2007 – The Business Strategies Group trade show market
report shows Global Sources (NASDAQ: GSOL) is the second-largest trade show
organizer in Hong Kong, with a 14 percent market share.
http://www.corporate.globalsources.com/INFO/PRESS/2007/NOV01.HTM
Industry News
Greater China's HDMI/DVI Cables Manufacturers Expect
to Boost Exports by Over 30 Percent in 2007 – China
Sourcing Report
HONG KONG, November 30, 2007 – Mainland China, Hong Kong
and Taiwan manufacturers of HDMI and DVI cables and assemblies expect to
increase exports to 870 million units in 2007 – up 32 percent
year-on-year, according to Global Sources' (NASDAQ: GSOL) China Sourcing
Report: HDMI/DVI Cables and Assemblies (http://www.chinasourcingreports.com/HDMIDVICablesAssembliesscope).
Greater
China's Digital Still Camera Output Expected to Hit 80 million Units in
2007 – China Sourcing Report
HONG KONG, Nov. 26, 2007 – Mainland China, Hong Kong
and Taiwan are expected to produce over 80 million digital still cameras in
2007 – up 27 percent year-on-year, according to Global Sources'
(NASDAQ: GSOL) China Sourcing Report: Digital Still Cameras (http://www.chinasourcingreports.com/digitalstillcameras).
Eighty-eight
Percent of Greater China Solar Panel Suppliers Set to Lower or Stabilize
Prices – Global Sources' Survey
HONG KONG, November 23, 2007 – Despite
higher polysilicon prices, most Greater China
solar panel manufacturers say they plan to lower or keep prices steady to
win market share. This is according to Global Sources' (NASDAQ: GSOL) China
Sourcing Report: Solar Panels (http://www.chinasourcingreports.com).
http://www.corporate.globalsources.com/INFO/PRESS/2007/NOV23.HTM
Product
Quality Tops Mainland China Electronics Engineering Design Goals, Says
Fifth Annual EE Times-China Survey
Electronics
Engineers Focusing on Advancing Designs and Improving Reliability; New
Designs Include Touch Screens, Advanced Wireless Networking, High-Speed
Interconnect and Multi-Core Processing Technologies
HONG KONG, November 21 2007 – Mainland China electronics
design engineers are focusing on improving product design and quality,
according to Global Sources' (NASDAQ: GSOL) 2007 China Design Capabilities
Survey.
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.
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