Word: shenzhen
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Dates: during 2001-2001
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...probably didn't notice, but while U.S. stocks were pummeled last spring, the markets in China soared. So-called B shares of the 100 or so companies listed in Shanghai and Shenzhen that are open to foreign investment nearly tripled in a four-month blitz. The China rally serves as a reminder that it's wise to own stocks with low correlation to the U.S. But if China is your choice, load up on Dramamine, because this boat delivers one rough ride. Since May, the soaring B shares have tumbled...
...handful of stock funds target China via direct investment in B shares or through H shares and red chips (Chinese companies that trade in Hong Kong) or Hong Kong companies that do a lot of business in China. For the greatest exposure to stocks that are listed in Shenzhen and Shanghai, go with Investec Mainland China, Matthews China or U.S. Global Investors China Region. Some big companies listed in Taiwan also do plenty of business in China...
...these guys don't need the mainstream Hong Kong music machine. LMF writes its own songs, designs its own album covers and has its own recording studio. They've performed in South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Shenzhen and Macau. Lazy Clan, the latest album, wasn't a breakout seller by Canto-pop standards, but fans bought about 80,000 copies. The best measure of LMF's success: its wide-ranging influence on Cantonese youth culture. LMF members have spawned their own clothing lines, inspired a line of popular action figures and are the subject of a documentary that is spinning through...
...This was Guangzhou's finest, grade A public hospital when it was built 40 years ago. Now, it is one of hundreds of private and state-owned clinics stretching from the boomtown of Shenzhen to the ancient city of Guangzhou that perform tens of thousands of abortions every year. They draw pregnant women from across China, and beyond. "Women come from Hong Kong for treatment all the time," says a tired gynecologist at the Guangzhou Area People's Hospital. "They even fly in from Beijing, Singapore and Macau...
...Shenzhen branch of the Southeast Asia Certificate Co., Liu Xingyun offers a panoply of marriage certificates, drivers' licenses and even a document certifying that the bearer has had her fallopian tubes snipped. The most popular pieces of paper are college diplomas. Last year, census-takers found 600,000 people nationwide who said they had used spurious university degrees. "No one has time to go to school anymore," says a 21-year-old impatiently waiting for a steel engraving machine to roll out an accounting degree from Peking University. "I know I'm good at math, so I might as well...