Global Sources Receives Two Investor Relations Awards

HONG KONG, September 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Global Sources (NASDAQ: GSOL) won IR Global Rankings (http://www.irglobalrankings.com/) awards for the sixth consecutive year.

• Silver Award for Investor Relations Website in China; and
• Bronze Award for Investor Relations Website in Asia-Pacific.

Global Sources' Executive Chairman, Merle A. Hinrichs said: "Global Sources is fully committed to best practices in investor relations and providing transparency to our shareholders. We have worked extensively to create an investor relations website focused on enhancing communications with the investment community, and as such it is very meaningful to be recognized by IR Global Rankings for the sixth consecutive year."

About IR Global Rankings

The IR Global Rankings ("IRGR") is the most comprehensive ranking system for investor relations websites, online annual report, corporate governance practices and financial disclosure procedures. The ranking is based on extensive technical proprietary research of publicly traded companies through a clear and transparent methodology and is supported by key global institutions such as Arnold & Porter; KPMG; MZ and Sodali.

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 facilitates trade between Asia and the world using English-language media such as online marketplaces (http://www.globalsources.com), print and digital magazines, sourcing research reports, private sourcing events, trade shows, and online sourcing fairs.

Over 1 million international buyers, including 85 of the world's top 100 retailers, use these services to obtain product and company information to help them source more profitably from overseas supply markets. These services also provide suppliers with integrated marketing solutions to build corporate image, generate sales leads and win orders from buyers in more than 240 countries and territories.

Global Sources' other businesses provides Chinese-language media to companies selling to and within Greater China. These services include online web sites, print and digital magazines, seminars and trade shows. In mainland China, Global Sources has a network of more than 40 office locations and a community of nearly 3 million registered online users and magazine readers of its Chinese-language media.

Now in its fifth decade, Global Sources has been publicly listed on the NASDAQ since 2000.