SINGAPORE STOCK MARKET NEWS UPDATE 17APR08

- Straits Resources Ltd will split into two units, separating its coal and other assets to improve growth prospects. It said that its Singapore-listed Straits Asia Resources unit will hold the coal assets.

- Singapore’s Infocomm Development Authority has set Friday, June 13 as the day to launch true number portability.

- Sports footwear and apparel maker China Eratat will make its debut on the SGX mainboard at 9am today. The 163m shares offer priced at S$0.30 was about 1.2x subscribed.

- Parkway Life REIT is buying a distributing facility in Japan for S$35m that offers an initial net yield of 5.3%.

- In response to persistent rumors of a deal with German TUI’s Hapag Lloyd, Neptune Orient Lines just said it was looking at “all opportunities available to improve shareholder value”.

- Banyan Tree Holdings may set up more real estate development funds to support expansion in Japan and the Middle East.

- Singapore’s High Court has directed the majority owners of the Regent Garden condominium to complete the en bloc sale agreement with Allgreen Properties.

- Asia Pacific Breweries has launched locally-brewed Tiger beer for the India market.

- CWT has signed a MOU in Malaysia to pursue and develop logistics business opportunities in Malaysia.

- China's sizzling growth continued to slow a little in 1Q08, with GDP expanding 10.6% YoY.

- Singapore is the fifth most expensive location in terms of residential rentals in Asia and ninth globally according to an ECA Intl survey.

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Tentative list for singapore, hong kong, china and US listed companies

Air China
Angang New Steel (000898 CH)
Anhui Expressway Co Ltd (995 HK)
Bank of China (3988 HK)
Baoshan Iron & Steel (600019 CH)
Baoye Group Co Ltd (2355 HK)
Beijing Capital International Airport Co Ltd (694 HK)
Beijing Capital Land Ltd (2868 HK)
Beijing Jingkelong Supermarket Chain Group (8245 HK)
Beijing Tongrentang Co Ltd (600085 CH)
Beijing Yanjing Brewery Co Ltd (000729 CH)
Bosideng International Holdings (3998 HK)
BYD Ltd (1211 HK)
Celestial NutriFoods Ltd (CENU SP)
Centron Telecom (1155 HK)
Chaoda Modern Agricultural (Holdings) Ltd (682.HK)
China Dairy Group Ltd (CDG SP)
China Everbright Bank (Unlisted)
China Finance Online (JRJC)
China Fishery Group Ltd (CFG SP)
China Flavors and Fragrances (3318 HK)
China Gas Holding Ltd (384 HK)
China Green (Holdings) Ltd (904 HK)
China Huiyuan Juice Group (1886 HK)
China Infrastructure Machinery Holdings Ltd (3339 HK)
China Merchants Bank Co Ltd (3968 HK)
China Merchants Holdings (144 HK)
China Merchants Property (200024 CH)
China Metal International Holdings Inc (319 HK)
China Milk Products Group Ltd (CMILK SP)
China Netcom (906 HK)
China Oriental Group Co Ltd (581 HK)
China Resources Land Ltd (1109 HK)
China Shineway Pharmaceutical Group Ltd (2877 HK)
China Shipping Development (CSPORT SP)
China Sports Intl
China Telecom (728 HK)
China Ting Group Holdings Ltd (3398 HK)
China Unicom (762 HK)
China XLX Fertilizer Ltd (CXLX SP)
China Yuchai Intl Ltd (CYD US)
CITIC Pacific (267 HK)
Citic Resources Holdings Ltd (1205 HK)
CITIC Securities Co Ltd (600030 CH)
Clear Media Ltd (100 HK)
Country Garden (2007 HK)
Denway Motors Ltd (203 HK)
Epure International Ltd (EPUR SP)
FerroChina (FRC SP)
Financial One Corp (FIN SP)
Financial Street (000402.CH)
Focus Media (FMCN US)
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd (175 HK)
Gemdale (600383 CH)
Global Bio-Chem Technology (809 HK)
Global Sweetners (3889 HK)
Golden Meditech Co Ltd (8180 HK)
Guangdong Investment Ltd (270 HK)
Guangzhou Baiyun Airport (600004 CH)
Harbin Electric, Inc. (HRBN US)
Hengan International Group Co Ltd (1044 HK)
Hopson Development Holdings Ltd (754 HK)
Huabao Internatioal (336 HK)
Huadian Power International Corp Ltd (600027 CH)
Hyflux Water Trust (HYFT SP)
Industrial Bank (601166 CH)
Intime (1833 HK)
KWG Property Holding Ltd (1813 HK)
Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd (2314 HK)
Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Ltd (980 HK)
Lizhong Wheel Group (formerly China Wheel) (LZW SP)
Luzhou Lao Jiao Co Ltd
Man Wah Holdings Ltd (MWH SP)
Mindray Medical (MR US)
Mingyuan Medicare Development Co Ltd (233 HK)
Minmetals Resources Ltd (1208 HK)
Minth Group Ltd (425 HK)
Neo-China Group (Holdings) Ltd (563 HK)
New World China Land (917 HK)
Nine Dragons Paper (2689 HK)
Ping An Insurance (2318.HK)
Prime Success International Group Ltd (210.HK)
Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd (SNDA.US)
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer (8199.HK)
Shanghai Forte Land Co Ltd (2337.HK)
Shanghai International Port (Group) Co Ltd
Shanghai Real Estate Ltd (1207.HK)
Shenzhen Chiwan Wharf Holdings (200022.CH)
Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town (000069 CH)
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd (2313 HK)
Shimao Property (813 HK)
Shui On Land (272 HK)
Sino Ocean Land (Unlisted)
SOHO China (410.HK)
The9 Ltd (NCTY.US)
Tianjin Tasly Pharmaceutical (600535.CH)
Tongda Group Holdings Ltd (698.HK)
Victory City International Holdings Ltd (539.HK)
Win Hanverky Holdings (3322.HK)
WSP Holdings (WH US)
Wuyi International Pharmaceutical (1889.HK)
Yanlord Land Group (YLLG.SP)
Zhejiang Expressway Co Ltd (576.HK)
Zhong An Real Estate (672.HK)