Global Sources opens largest-ever electronics trade shows in Hong Kong

Business-to-business media company and a primary facilitator of trade with Greater China Global Sources (Nasdaq:GSOL) announced today the opening of its largest-ever electronics trade shows at AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong.

The China Sourcing Fairs: Electronics & Components and Security Products runs through to 15 October 2009 and reportedly features 3,069 booths from 12 countries and regions.

The company said that the combined events offer the largest group of mainland China electronics suppliers showing their products in Asia this autumn, with over 2,350 booths from China alone. Hong Kong and Taiwan suppliers are also well represented with over 600 booths. In addition, exhibitors from South Korea, the US, Italy, Israel, Australia, Germany, the Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia are also taking part in the fairs.

Global Sourcing said that over 40,000 buyers have pre-registered for the China Sourcing Fairs: Electronics & Components and Security Products, including buyers from the established markets of North America and Western Europe, as well as new buyers from Russia, South America, India and the Middle East. The companies scheduled to attend are Best Buy (NYSE:BBY), EPSON, Kodak, LG Sourcing, Li & Fung, Microsoft (Nasdaq-NMS:MSFT), Motorola (NYSE:MOT), Nokia (NYSE:NOK), Philips, Samsung, Tesco and Toshiba.

Also, the top buyers who have signed up for the Fairs' Private Buyer Meetings and Vendor Summits are AERA, A.R.E.N.A, Chubb, Dollar General, Euroset, Intelbras, Merlion, Onida, OSIM, RCG, Rolsen, Sima and Samsung.

ChinaSourcing Fair: Security Products is being held for the first time as a separate, specialised show in Hong Kong. China Sourcing Fair: Electronics is scheduled to launch in Shanghai in June 2010

Global Sources is also scheduled to hold the first China Sourcing Fair: Electronics at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre from 2 June 2010 to 4 June 2010.

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