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HONG KONG, Nov. 8, 2005 - Global Sources (NASDAQ: GSOL) fall China Sourcing Fairs attracted more than 37,000 buyers from 136 countries. The China Sourcing Fairs: Electronics & Components (October 10-12) and Gifts & Home Products (October 18-20) were held in Shanghai, China. Momentum is building for the first ever Hong Kong China Sourcing Fairs, which will be held in 2006 at AsiaWorld-Expo.

Global Sources chairman and chief executive officer, Merle A. Hinrichs, said: "High buyer attendance at the fall shows confirms that the China Sourcing Fairs are now firmly established on buyers' trade show schedules.

"Building on this success, we expect many exhibitors from the fall shows — plus many first-time exhibitors — will participate in our Hong Kong fairs. We expect booths for the China Sourcing Fair: Gifts & Home Products to surpass 3,000."

World's largest retailers attend, including MGB METRO, QVC & Brookstone
Some of the world's largest retailers hosted Vendor Summits at the fall 2005 fairs, including MGB METRO and QVC in the gifts and home products categories, and Brookstone, Samsung and Mueller Electric for electronics and components.

Buyers rely on China Sourcing Fairs to buy direct from China
Buyers gave high marks to the quality of products and suppliers at the fall fairs, with 84 percent planning to buy from exhibitors they met at the fair within six months.

One buyer, chief operating officer for U.S. company Nanshet Limited, Carleton Bedell, said: "I'm very impressed with the products I have seen — there is a huge variety and the quality meets international standards. I will definitely visit the Hong Kong China Sourcing Fairs to source more products."

One exhibitor at the Fair, Techwise general manager Eric Tzeng, said, "The buyers who visit China Sourcing Fairs are very professional. A full 80 percent of people who visited our booth are potential clients. We have already signed up to exhibit at the April 2006 fair in Hong Kong."

Asia's most convenient trade show venue — AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong
Buyers visiting the 2006 China Sourcing Fairs will be offered unmatched convenience. It takes just one minute to reach AsiaWorld-Expo from the Hong Kong International Airport and 25 minutes from down town by direct rail links which transport buyers right into the AsiaWorld-Expo venue.

Three China Sourcing Fairs are scheduled at AsiaWorld-Expo in 2006:
• Electronics & Components, April 15-18 & October 11-14
• Fashion Accessories, April 15-18 & October 11-14
• Gifts & Home Products, April 22-25 & October 19-22

For show details, to pre-register and for exhibitor websites with products and company information, visit www.chinasourcingfair.com . For more information on Global Sources, please visit 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. It provides sourcing information to volume buyers and integrated marketing services to suppliers.

The company helps its community of more than 463,000 active buyers to source more profitably from complex, overseas supply markets. With the goal of providing as many effective ways as possible to advertise, market and sell, Global Sources enables suppliers to sell to hard-to-reach buyers in 230 countries.

The company offers the most extensive range of media and export marketing services in the industries it serves. Suppliers using its four primary channels - online marketplaces, magazines, trade shows and direct online sales — are supported by its advertising creative, education programs and online content management applications.

Global Sources delivers information on 1.4 million products and more than 130,000 suppliers annually through 10 leading online marketplaces and monthly magazines, more than 90 sourcing research reports, and 14 China Sourcing Fairs and other trade shows. Buyers send 5 million inquiries annually to suppliers through Global Sources Online (www.globalsources.com) alone. Global Sources Direct is the company's new initiative that helps suppliers sell online.

In mainland China, Global Sources has a 24-year track record and more than 1,300 team members in 44 locations. Its services are backed by 35 years experience as a trade magazine publisher, 14 years as an organizer of trade shows, and 10 years as an online marketplace operator.

Safe Harbor Statement
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.

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