The China Sourcing Fair in Dubai celebrates 5 years as the largest Greater China-products exhibition in the Middle East

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Buyers and importers throughout the Middle East converged on Dubai today for the opening of the China Sourcing Fair, the specialized import-export trade show for volume buyers of consumer products made in China. Organizer Global Sources (NASDAQ: GSOL) celebrates the Fair's 5^th year in Dubai as the largest China-products exhibition in the Middle East. The event is being held May 31 - June 2, 2011, at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre.

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"Buyers, importers and traders throughout the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region are increasingly looking to China for quality products at affordable price points," said Tommy Wong, President of Global Sources Exhibitions. "With over 30% growth in our attendance last year, and 21% growth in pre-registrations for the event this year, we see first-hand the increasing demand for China-made products. We are very excited to introduce an expanding array of buyers in the region to the wide selection of suppliers at this show, our 5^th annual event," added Wong.

Officially opening the events was H.H. Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, U.A.E. Minister for Foreign Trade. Also joining the opening ceremony were:

• Mr. Zhan Jingbao, Consul General, Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Dubai
• Mr. Xie Qinshen,  Commercial Counselor, Economic & Commercial Section, Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Dubai
• Mr. Zhang Baojun, Chief Representative, CCPIT & CCOIC Office in the Gulf Area
• Ms. Ma Yonghui, Deputy Representative, CCPIT & CCOIC Office in the Gulf Area
• Mr. Tommy Wong, President of Global Sources Exhibitions

The China Sourcing Fair features manufacturers of consumer electronics, garments and textiles, gifts and premiums, home products, baby and children's products, and hardware and building materials.

The Fair is exclusively for importers, traders, and other volume buyers who purchase consumer products for resale to markets throughout the MENA region. Last year, 14,020 qualified buyers from 100 countries attended the event.

More details about the China Sourcing Fair in Dubai are available at http://www.chinasourcingfair.com/dubai .

About Global Sources

Global Sources is a leading business-to-business media company and a primary facilitator of trade with Greater China. The core business uses English-language media to facilitate trade from Greater China to the world. The other business segment utilizes Chinese-language media to enable companies to sell to, and within Greater China.

The company provides sourcing information to volume buyers and integrated marketing services to suppliers. It helps a community of over 1 million active buyers - including the world's top 25 retailers - to 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 240 countries.

The company offers the most extensive range of media and export marketing services in the industries it serves. It delivers information on over 5.7 million products and more than 262,000 suppliers annually through 14 online marketplaces, 13 monthly print and 18 digital magazines, over 90 sourcing research reports and 73 specialized trade shows a year across nine cities.

Verified suppliers receive more than 127 million sales leads annually from buyers through Global Sources Online (http://www.globalsources.com) alone.

Global Sources has been facilitating global trade for 40 years. Global Sources' network covers about 60 cities worldwide. In mainland China, Global Sources has about 2,700 team members in more than 40 locations, and a community of over 2.8 million registered online users and magazine readers for its Chinese-language media.

SOURCE Global Sources