In response to the increasing demand for online sourcing,updated versions of Global Sources' Buyer App (version 3.0) and Supplier App (version 3.0), bridging buyers and suppliers worldwide and allowing them to trade beyond geographical boundaries.

China suppliers are looking to home and personal electronics, and other high-value products to spur orders in 2012 amid projections of austere business in coming months. Makers of electrical home appliances will emphasize aesthetics, performance and value add-ons to attract business and prop up margins, which narrowed in 2011 due to climbing material and labor costs. Suppliers will release air conditioners, refrigerators, freezers, washing machin...