SHANGHAI, March 10, 2008 –Global Sources (NASDAQ: GSOL) announced that the 13th International IC-China Conference & Exhibition (IIC-China, http://www.english.iic-china.com) opens at Shanghai Mart today with keynote address 'Leading in Innovation and Creating the Next Experience' by NXP Semiconductors' Greater China Country Manager, Mike Yeh.

IIC-China is mainland China's largest system design event with over 1,400 booths in Chengdu, Shenzhen, Beijing and Shanghai – up by 37 percent over 2007.

Mark Saunderson, President of Global Sources' Electronics Business Unit, said: "IIC-China is a golden opportunity for leading technology providers to showcase their products and meet face-to-face with the engineers driving mainland China's original design.

"It is also the only event where design engineers, technical and procurement managers find, learn about and compare the latest IC applications, embedded and EDA technologies."

IIC-China in Shanghai to Host Top Technology Companies

Shanghai Mart is the final venue of IIC-China 2008's four-city tour, showcasing the latest products and solutions from some the world's top technology companies. Exhibitors include Analog Devices, Atmel, CEVA, Fairchild, Intersil, Microsoft, NEC, Numonyx, Renesas, Samsung, Semtech, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments, Vishay and Zetex.

IIC-China Expands its Components Pavilion to Shanghai

Building on a successful debut in Shenzhen in 2007, IIC-China expands its Components Pavilion to Shanghai this year. The Pavilion showcases the latest passive and electromechanical technologies from international and mainland China component manufacturers.

Exhibitors at the Components Pavilion include Daiwa Manufacturing, Hoi Po Industrial, Jimson Electronics, Just Make Electronics, Kuantech, Na Bob Precision Metal, Pro-An Electronic, Salecom Electronics, Shenzhen G-Link Digital Technology, Technik Industrial and Top-touch Electronic.

Senior IC Industry Executives to Host IIC-China Summit and Seminar Program

The IIC-China Summit, Power Electronics Summit and Vendor Seminars focus on the challenges and opportunities of audio/video design, power efficient design, embedded systems, automotive electronics, power management, digital consumer electronics and wireless communications.

Senior managers from Altera, Atmel, Austria Micro Systems, Cyan Technology, Freescale Semiconductor, Intel, Micrel, NEC Electronics, NXP Semiconductors, Numonyx, Semtech, Shanghai Jade Technologies, Spansion and Texas Instruments are scheduled to participate in panel discussions.

IIC-China is open to qualified visitors through March 11, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Shanghai is the last stop of IIC-China's four-city tour in 2008. Next year, IIC-China is scheduled to be held twice a year at seven venues:

Spring:

• Shenzhen Feb. 26-27
• Xi'an March 2-3
• Beijing March 5-6
• Shanghai March 9-10

Fall:

• Chengdu Nov. 5-6
• Wuhan Nov. 9-10
• Shenzhen Nov. 12-13

For more information about IIC-China, visit http://www.english.iic-china.com.

Global Sources' Design-to-Export Solution for Greater China and Asia's Electronics Industry

IIC-China is an important part of Global Sources' portfolio of electronics industry media and trade show brands. Combining 29 online and 11 print media, plus four events which run 14 times across eight cities, Global Sources provides Greater China and Asia's electronics industry with end-to-end support - from product conceptualization through to export of finished products.

Global Sources' key electronics industry event brands also include International IC-Taiwan Conference & Exhibition (http://www.iic-taiwan.com) and China Sourcing Fairs: Electronics and Electronics & Components (http://www.chinasourcingfair.com).

For more information about Global Sources, visit http://www.corporate.globalsources.com .