Forbes Ranks Global Sources Among Asia¡¦s ¡¥Best Under a Billion¡¦

Forbes Ranks Global Sources Among Asia¡¦s ¡¥Best Under a Billion¡¦

November 29, 2007

    HONG KONG, Nov. 29 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
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. 

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

    Forbes Asia¡¦s editors picked Global Sources (
http://www.globalsources.com ) based on its consistent
profitability and growth over the past three years.  The
complete list is available in the Oct. 1, 2007 issue of
Forbes Asia, as well as at http://www.forbes.com/BUB .

    Global Sources¡¦ Chairman and CEO, Merle A. Hinrichs,
said: "We are 
honored to once again be recognized by Forbes from among
the thousands of companies considered.

    "Since we began 36 years ago, we¡¦ve had an
unwavering focus on delivering quality services for our
buyer and supplier communities, which has enabled us to
continuously drive growth and build profitability.  Global
Sources Online 2.0, which we launched in October of this
year, is the latest example of our efforts.  It provides
buyers with the leading search experience in our industry,
delivering comprehensive search results, plus the
capability to identify verified suppliers.

    "We are extremely pleased with our position in the
market, with our prospects for long-term growth and success,
and with our clear differentiation.  Our integrated offering
of online marketplaces, magazines and trade shows is a
powerful differentiator, as is our recognized leadership
serving the higher end of both the buyer and supplier
communities."

    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.

    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.    

    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]