Global Sources to Release China Sourcing Report on China’s Gaming Devices at International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas

Hong Kong, Jan. 7, 2006 – Global Sources (NASDAQ: GSOL) will release its China Sourcing Report: Gaming Devices at booth 7817 at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 5-8, 2006. The report covers China’s gaming device manufacturers and products. It’s one of more than 100 China Sourcing Reports designed to help buyers make better-informed purchasing decisions.

Based on in-person factory visits and interviews with management, the report profiles 31 mainland China manufacturers of gaming devices. It also provides product and pricing forecasts for game pads, joysticks, specialized controllers, video game consoles and gaming accessories.

Other China Sourcing Reports available at Global Sources booth will include:
-LCD Monitors/TVs
-Computer Mice & Keyboards
-Mobile Phones & Accessories
-MP3 Players
-Home Security
-Flash Memory Cards & Readers

In addition to the reports, Global Sources will give visitors free access to its other sourcing tools.

Free samples of Global Sources nine monthly sourcing magazines will be available to qualified importers. Titles include Electronic Components, Electronics, Computer Products and Telecom Products.

Visitors can also register for Global Sources China Sourcing Fair: Electronics & Components to be held in Hong Kong April 15-18 and October 11-14, 2006.
The cost of the China Sourcing Report: Gaming Devices is $495. Sourcing professionals may also purchase the report online at www.globalsources.com/astj/gamingdevices .
To inquire about any of Global Sources products or services, visit its booth at the International Consumer Electronics Show or online at 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. It provides sourcing information to volume buyers and integrated marketing services to suppliers.

The company helps its community of more than 463,000 active buyers to source more profitably from complex, overseas supply markets. With the goal of providing as many effective ways as possible to advertise, market and sell, Global Sources enables suppliers to sell to hard-to-reach buyers in 230 countries.

The company offers the most extensive range of media and export marketing services in the industries it serves. Suppliers using its four primary channels – online marketplaces, magazines, trade shows and direct online sales – are supported by its advertising creative, education programs and online content management applications.

Global Sources delivers information on 1.4 million products and more than 130,000 suppliers annually through 10 leading online marketplaces and monthly magazines, more than 90 sourcing research reports, and 14 China Sourcing Fairs and other trade shows. Buyers send 5 million inquiries annually to suppliers through Global Sources Online (www.globalsources.com) alone. Global Sources Direct is the company's new initiative that helps suppliers sell online.

In mainland China, Global Sources has a 24-year track record and more than 1,300 team members in 44 locations. Its services are backed by 35 years experience as a trade magazine publisher, 14 years as an organizer of trade shows, and 10 years as an online marketplace operator.