Word: yang
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Senior Sylvia Yang led the Radcliffe in the women’s lightweight division, finishing 15th—the fourth best collegiate finisher in the division. Sophomore Radcliffe lightweight Erica Mitchell and junior Kristin Hicks posted 20th and 29th place finishes, respectively...
...below cost. If Washington won't help, he says, he'll have to move some jobs overseas. The quotas the U.S. set on some Chinese textiles in November aren't enough. "Our government has done nothing," he says, "just a little bit of hand slapping." Half a world away, Yang Rong manages the privately run Jinhua Asset Underwear Co., with a factory tucked into hills a few hundred kilometers from Shanghai that exports some of the world's sexiest lace bras. On his shop floor, surrounded by 200 young workers outfitted in pink kerchiefs and aprons, Yang points...
...dotcoms "were selling a concept, but most of the companies listing in Hong Kong have a profit," says Kenny Tang, associate director of Tung Tai Securities. Still, some international investors are growing cautious. "Some type of midcycle correction wouldn't be unexpected," says Alexander of Atlantis Investment. Yang Liu, who manages the Atlantis fund, warns that investors should stick to IPOs of big, stable companies that have solid earnings growth. "You have to be sure you know about the company and have done your homework," she says. In a sign of the dangers of investing in China, state auditors revealed...
...shares of China Life Insurance, the country's largest insurer, are up 64% since their Dec. 18 debut. Gold-mining company Fujian Zijin Mining Industry saw its stock price surge 73% in its first day of trading on Dec. 23. "The market is getting hot on IPOs," says Yang Liu, managing director of Atlantis Investment Management in Hong Kong. But she quickly adds a cautionary note: "We have to be extremely selective...
...from several different markets and traders, which meant the disease was lurking in wild-animal markets throughout Guangdong--and maybe the rest of China. Roasted whole, braised or added to soups, the animal is considered a delicacy among many Chinese. One reason: civets are said to be full of yang, a heat-giving energy source that, according to traditional belief, helps people stay warmer in cold weather...