China

One’s Trash is Other’s Gold

Posted by Sun on January 16, 2007 (1) Comment

Bloomberg.com today has a story about a Chinese woman, Zhang Ying, and her company Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd. The article says
Zhang is the world's richest self-made woman, ahead of U.S. chat show host Oprah Winfrey and EBay Inc. Chief Executive Officer Meg Whitman, according to Shanghai-based Hurun Report, which ranks wealthy people in China.

And [...]

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China Life to Conduct 2:1 Split

Posted by Sun on December 29, 2006 (4) Comment

According to Briefing.com, China Life Insurance (LFC) will conduct a 2:1 stock split when the trading begins on December 29th. There have been some rumors on Yahoo! Finance discussion board lately about the split, but this is the first official announcement. Closed near $140 yesterday, the price after the split will be much more affordable. [...]

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LFC Won Regulatory Approval for Domestic Listing

Posted by Sun on December 15, 2006 (0) Comment

According to Reuters, China Life Insurance (LFC) has won approval to sell its class-A shares in Shanghai, which could raise $3.2 billion or 25 billion yuan, making the offering the second largest in the history of Chinese domestic public offering. Encouraged by the news, LFC is now trading above $105 in NYSE, more than $3 [...]

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LFC to Close Above $100 for the First Time

Posted by Sun on December 14, 2006 (1) Comment

So I didn't buy Google two years ago and now it's traded near $500. But I have LFC.
China Life Insurance (LFC), my biggest gainer so far, is on track to close above $100 for the first time today. Currently traded at $101.70 per share, LFC has seen its stock price more than tripled in [...]

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China Play: A Comparison of FXI, PGJ, and MCHFX

Posted by Sun on December 7, 2006 (12) Comment

I have been investing in China for more than three years and the first China related financial product I purchased was Mattews China Fund (MCHFX) held in my brokerage account with Scottrade. I sold all my position at the end of 2003 when Scottrade started to charge commissions for even the non-load funds. Shortly after, [...]

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