Elsewhere in the apparel sector, teen surf-inspired apparel producer and retailer Quiksilver ( ZQK) was upgraded by Robert W. Baird from neutral to outperform.

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Just this week alone, three venture-backed Chinese tech startups I wrote about in my book Silicon Dragon e-commerce retailer Dangdang, video sharing site Tudou and an energy savings producer LatticePower are marking major milestones.

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