First and foremost it's the size, the market cap of these Chinese companies. The magic number here in Singapore is $300 million (US$185 million). If the market cap is lower than that, most funds will usually stay away.


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He simply translated what was in LuLing's heart: her better intentions, her hopes.
AMY TAN
While the adoption and penetration of advance security solutions is slow in developing countries due...
JAY TAN
The main hurdle in implementing large security systems within enterprises is the difficulty in estab...
JAY TAN
I take a few quick sips. "This is really good." And I mean it. I have never tasted tea like this. It...
AMY TAN
To keep false hopes is to prolong misery.
AMY TAN
Where did he go when he left us? I spied the new journal he had started using just last week and hel...
AMY TAN
Fate changes when you change your clothes.
AMY TAN
Teddy once told me that it's natural that we feel alone, and that's because our hearts are different...
AMY TAN
And for all those years, we never talked about the disaster at the recital or my terrible accusation...
AMY TAN
Can I tell my daughter that I loved her father? This was the man who rubbed my feet at night. He pra...
AMY TAN
wisdom is like a bottomless pond. You throw stones in and they sink into darkness and dissolve. Her...
AMY TAN
With the Lucio Tan group gaining sole control of PNB, it is unlikely that there will be any change i...
LUCIO TAN
The deal also paves the way for a merger with the smaller Allied Bank, which is also owned by the Lu...
LUCIO TAN
it is likely that (Lucio Tan) will match the bid price.
LUCIO TAN
They have to approach us about it, if they will use as a corporation, individual or bank,
LUCIO TAN
We still have that money with us,
LUCIO TAN
What's 77 centavos? ... We will definitely match that bid very soon.
LUCIO TAN
Mungkin kau tidak membutuhkanku. Tapi aku membutuhkanmu.
ILANA TAN
We therefore believe the Asia-Pacific region offers growth at a reasonable price, and have a positiv...
LORRAINE TAN
But to pretend that all was right with the world, I first had to know what was wrong.
AMY TAN
We listened patiently to Lester, words skittering out of his mouth like cartoon dogs on fresh-waxed ...
AMY TAN
I ask myself, How can I relax? How can I let go of everything that's happened? You need complete tru...
AMY TAN
Now that our marriage is over, I know what love is. It's a trick on the brain, the adrenal glands re...
AMY TAN
I think about our marriage. The weft of our seventeen years together was so easily torn apart. Our l...
AMY TAN
The next world is 'segregated'? You can go to the World of Yin only if you're Chinese?"
"No-no!...
AMY TAN
as to our hopes, our dreams, our secret desires, we couldn't talk about those. They were to vague, t...
AMY TAN
I think Kwan intended to show me the world is not a place but the vastness of the soul. And the soul...
AMY TAN
I now believe truth lies not in logic but in hope, both past and future. I believe hope can surprise...
AMY TAN
Every word, every gesture is now loaded with ambiguity, nothing can be taken at face value. We speak...
AMY TAN
And all that talk about the breakup being good for us- who am I trying to fool? I'm cut loose, untet...
AMY TAN
I think Kwan intended to show me the world is not a place but the vastness of the soul. And the soul...
AMY TAN
Life's always a big fucking compromise. You don't always get what you want, no matter how smart you ...
AMY TAN