HONG KONG China Sourcing Fairs organised by Global Sources will continue to be held at AsiaWorld-Expo after contracts for 2013 and 2014 were renewed in June. The agreements represent a total gross value of US$16.7 million.

Global Sources chairman and CEO, Merle Hinrichs, said: “We are very pleased with AsiaWorld-Expo. Buyers appreciate its unmatched convenience and superb facilities, as do our exhibitors, who come primarily from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, India and across Southeast Asia.”

He added that Global Sources is hosting 56 shows this year, up from 30 in 2009. Attendance in 2009 was 133,700 visitors.