Global Sources


Global Sources is a Hong Kong-based business-to-business multichannel media company. It facilitates trade from Greater China to the world using a wide range of English-language media, and 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. In addition, the media company verifies the quality of the manufacturer.
The company was founded in November 1970 by Merle A. Hinrichs and C. Joseph Bendy as Trade Media Ltd.; its first publication, Asian Sources magazine, was launched three months later. In September 1974, the company's first spin-off publication—Asian Sources Electronics—appeared. More industry-specific titles were subsequently added.
In 1996 Global Sources launched the industry's first business-to-business website, Asian Sources Online, and its monthly CD-ROM. Both were designed to supplement and complement the company's trade publications.
The company launched its China Sourcing Fairs in 2003.
In February 2018, UK-based Clarion Events completed its acquisition of Global Sources supported by Blackstone.
In July 2018, Hu Wei was appointed as the CEO of Global Sources.

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