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HONG KONG, September 30, 2011 – 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;
• Bronze Award for Investor Relations Website in Asia-Pacific.

Global Sources' Executive Chairman, Merle A. Hinrich 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.