Beijing¡¦s Tsinghua University Opens Global Sources Hall at School of Journalism and Communication

Beijing¡¦s Tsinghua University Opens Global Sources Hall at School of Journalism and Communication

November 28, 2007

University Appoints Merle A. Hinrichs to International
Advisory Board

    BEIJING, Nov. 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 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. 

    (Logo: http://www.xprn.com/xprn/sa/200708071747.jpg )

    The University has appointed Global Sources¡¦ Chairman
and CEO, Merle A. Hinrichs, to its International Advisory
Board.

    Other members of the board include:

    -- Professor Seymour Topping, Columbia University,
Graduate School of 
       Journalism; Former Editor, New York Times
    -- Professor Gu Binglin, President, Tsinghua University

    -- Hugo de Burgh, Professor and Dean, School of Media,
Arts and Design, 
       University of Westminster 
    -- Serge Dumont, Senior Vice President and President of
Asia Pacific, 
       Omnicom Group Inc.
    -- Kuok Khoon Ean, Chairman, SCMP Group Ltd; Director,

       Kuok (Singapore) Ltd. and Kerry Holdings Ltd.
    -- Niall FitzGerald, Chairman, Reuters 
    -- James F. Hoge, Editor-in-Chief, Foreign Affairs
    -- Alberto Ibarguen, President and CEO of the John S.
and James L. 
       Knight Foundation 
    -- Ryoki Sugita, President and CEO, Nihon Keizai
Shimbun, Inc. (Nikkei)
    -- Matthew Winkler, Editor-in-Chief, Bloomberg News
    -- Professor Shunya Yoshimi, University of Tokyo
    -- Miles Young, Chairman, Ogilvy & Mather Asia
Pacific 
    -- Raymundo A. Yu Jr., Asian-Pacific Chairman, Merrill
Lynch & Co.
    -- Professor Yassen N. Zassoursky, Moscow University

    Hinrichs said: "We dedicate the Global Sources
Hall to the students, faculty and knowledge-seeking people
worldwide in support of the lofty ideals, the practical,
real-world objectives and the visionary spirit which the
Masters in Global Business Journalism program
embodies."

    Tsinghua University¡¦s Executive Dean of School of
Journalism and Communication, Professor Li Xiguang, said:
"We truly appreciate Global Sources¡¦ generosity and
great support for this unique program. The Global Sources
Hall is beautiful, and it is perfectly fitting that its
inaugural international event has drawn together leading
minds in the academic and private sector to address topics
that are critical to advance China¡¦s aims in the global
context."

    Other leading companies lending support to the school
include Omnicom, Bloomberg, Knight Foundation and Merrill
Lynch.

    Hinrichs is also scheduled to speak at the China Market
and World Economy session at the Business Media & Global
Economy Forum to be held on Nov. 29 in Tsinghua University.


    Hinrichs said: "It is my belief -- and that of
Global Sources -- that by providing robust channels of
business information, we promote sustainable prosperity and
advance world peace.

    "In China, we¡¦ve provided training courses to
more than ten thousand exporters on how to sell to
international markets. Through our Chief Executive China
magazine and website, we equip hundreds of thousands of
business leaders with progressive management techniques
tailored to the Chinese business context.

    "Like all effective, sustainable corporate social
responsibility programs, these initiatives support our core
business and advance our core beliefs. Working with Tsinghua
University is a win-win-win proposition for the university,
Global Sources and society."

    Global Sources has been actively engaged with corporate
social responsibility initiatives for decades. In addition
to the Tsinghua University program, Global Sources is also
engaged with the Hong Kong Baptist University; China Europe
International Business School; Peking University; and
extensive training and export promotion initiatives in
China and across Asia.

    Specialized Global Sources Websites, Trade Shows,
Magazines and Research Reports

    Global Sources¡¦ sourcing and product information
services include Global Sources Online (
http://www.globalsources.com ), Global Sources trade
magazines, China Sourcing Reports (
http://www.chinasourcingreports.com ), China Sourcing Fairs
( http://www.chinasourcingfair.com ) and Global Sources
Direct ( http://www.globalsourcesdirect.com ).

    For more information about Global Sources, visit
http://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. 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.

    Global Sources Press Contact in Asia:
     Camellia So
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

    Global Sources Investor Contact in Asia:
     Eddie Heng
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

    Global Sources Press Contact in U.S.:
     James W.W. Strachan 
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail] 

    Global Sources Investor Contact in U.S.:
     Moriah Shilton & Christiane Pelz
     Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, Inc.
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]