Word: pinged
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...China boom is a sure thing. The index for "H shares," as the Hong Kong-listed stocks of mainland companies are called, spiked 152% in 2003. Now that investors are back, Chinese companies are rushing to raise cash. This year will bring a bevy of highly anticipated IPOs, including Ping An Insurance, China's second largest insurer, telecom company China Netcom Corp., and possibly China Construction Bank, one of the mainland's four largest banks. Accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers estimates that Chinese companies will raise $10 billion in IPOs in Hong Kong this year, about 50% more than...
...With things loosening up across China, it's instructive to recall the country's bastions of conservatism: the Communist Party foremost, the People's Liberation Army second. And then there's the Ping-Pong team. China's national table tennis squad is, of course, the world's finest: seven of the top 10 female and five of the best 10 male players in the world are Chinese. But with great paddle power comes great responsibility, as the team was reminded last week. Six players were accused of engaging in "romantic relationships" with teammates. That's against the team's code...
...Like most Chinese athletes, the Ping-Pong squad must display a soldierly devotion to their sport. Lights-out is at 10:30 p.m. sharp, and minders are supposed to ensure that there's no bed hopping afterward. "Our players are not normal Chinese people," explains Cai. "They are like soldiers, who must maintain self-discipline in order to do well in competition." In Chinese Ping-Pong, there are no love matches...
...Shenzhen, the first stop for most new arrivals is a local labor bazaar. Hopefuls put on their best clothes, pay a dollar for admission and enter a hall packed with hundreds of brokers offering jobs and better lives. On May 26, Zhang Ping, a long-haired, 19-year-old woman freshly arrived from Hubei province, left the Senxin Labor Market with such a broker. "I shouted after her to leave her mobile phone on," says Zhang's father, who had accompanied her there...
Blanketed by multi-colored strobe lights, the band played a number of hit songs, including “Keep It Together,” “Barrel of a Gun” and “Fa Fa.” At one point, ping-pong balls with the words “Harvard [heart]s Guster” written in black marker were thrown onto the stage. Some also blew soap bubbles in the direction of the band...