[external] HK stocks rise 1.95 pct, China quake impact limited - Reuters - Wed 12:08 am
HONG KONG, May 13 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks rose 1.95 percent on Tuesday, tracking overseas markets, with heavyweights China Mobile and HSBC leading the rise and investors expecting the market impact of an earthquake in southwest China to be limited.

[external] China Life says quake claims to surpass snowstorms - Reuters - Wed 12:06 am
BEIJING, May 13 (Reuters) - China's largest life insurer, China Life , said it expects claims for the Sichuan earthquake to far exceed the claims for freak snowstorms that hit southern China early this year, its president Wan Feng told a news conference on Monday.

[external] China stocks down as quake adds to inflation fears - Reuters - Tue 11:47 pm
* Monetary tightening to have longer-term impact than quake (Updates with stock market close, yuan rising against dollar)
By Lu Jianxin

[external] Breakdown of China's April money supply, loans - Reuters - Tue 11:41 pm
BEIJING, May 13 (Reuters) - Following is a breakdown of China's money supply, bank loans and deposits for April, released by the People's Bank of China on Tuesday.

[external] COLUMN-China Inc finds few easy pickings in India - Reuters - Tue 11:36 pm
(Wei Gu is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are her own)
By Wei Gu
MUMBAI, May 13 (Reuters) - India shines like a tempting lure for Chinese companies seeking to expand abroad, and on first glance the Indian market looks like a natural fit.

[external] China halts oil pipeline, orders wells shut on quake - Reuters - Tue 11:12 pm
BEIJING, May 13 (Reuters) - PetroChina has suspended flows through a major oil products pipeline to check for possible damage after a powerful earthquake hit southwest China, a move that could force the region's biggest refinery to curb output, company sources said on Tuesday.

[external] China stocks fall 1.8 pct on quake, reserve hike - Reuters - Tue 11:12 pm
SHANGHAI, May 13 (Reuters) - China's benchmark stock index fell 1.84 percent on Tuesday, led by financial stocks after a deadly earthquake in southwest China on Monday spurred worries about inflation and possible damage to the economy.

[external] Hong Kong stocks rise nearly 2 pct, tracking overseas market - Reuters - Tue 11:03 pm
HONG KONG, May 13 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks rose nearly 2 percent on Tuesday afternoon, tracking overseas markets on, led by heavyweights HSBC Holdings and China Mobile .

[external] Oil falls towards $123 on profit-taking - Reuters - Tue 11:02 pm
SINGAPORE, May 13 (Reuters) - Oil fell towards $123 a barrel on Tuesday on profit-taking and after a fall in China's oil imports in April, the first on-year drop in 18 months, raised questions over demand in the world's second-largest oil consumer.

Earlier Headlines

All times are Singapore Time (GMT+8)

· [external] CHINA STOCKS CLOSE DOWN PROVISIONAL 1.84 PCT, PARE LOSSE - Reuters - Tue 11:00 pm
· [external] Oil drops; earthquake hits Chinese shares - Reuters - Tue 10:37 pm
· [external] Taiwan stocks hit 2-wk closing high on China quake - Reuters - Tue 10:19 pm
· [external] Hitachi to expand plasma TV sales channels in China - Reuters - Tue 10:18 pm
· [external] China yields edge up after reserve ratio hike - Reuters - Tue 10:18 pm
· China Tender - Vacuum Optic-Electric - AsiaPulse - Tue 9:55 pm
· [external] Taiwan stocks hit 2-wk high on China quake, Wall St - Reuters - Tue 9:40 pm
· [external] Hong Kong stocks rise, China quake impact limited - Reuters - Tue 9:37 pm
· [external] Yuan dips vs dollar, steadies in NDFs after quake - Reuters - Tue 9:08 pm
· [external] China stocks, yuan fall after quake, reserve rise - Reuters - Tue 8:45 pm

· [external] China halts main oil pipeline after quake - Reuters - Tue 8:33 pm
· [external] Toyota plans $215 mln expansion at China plant - Reuters - Tue 8:28 pm
· [external] China halts main oil products pipeline after quake - Reuters - Tue 7:45 pm
· Japan says China quake to cause economic damage - AFP - Tue 7:44 pm
· [external] China stocks, yuan fall after quake, reserve hike - Reuters - Tue 7:28 pm
· [external] UPDATE 3-China April crude imports dip, quick rebound seen - Reuters - Tue 7:22 pm
· Japanese firms say operations stopped by China quake - AFP - Tue 7:19 pm
· [external] China bill yields edge up after reserve ratio hike - Reuters - Tue 7:02 pm
· [external] Chinese retail sales surge 22 pct in April on year - Reuters - Tue 6:56 pm
· [external] Taiwan stocks up; China quake boosts cement firms - Reuters - Tue 6:31 pm

· [external] China central bank drains 39 bln yuan via repos - Reuters - Tue 6:23 pm
· [external] Breakdown of China's April retail sales - Reuters - Tue 6:11 pm
· [external] Hong Kong stocks rise, but China's earthquake weigh - Reuters - Tue 6:08 pm
· [external] China c.bank 1-year bill yield flat at auction - Reuters - Tue 6:06 pm
· [external] Chalco, Tencent up on joining HK blue chip index - Reuters - Tue 5:57 pm
· Trading suspended in 66 Chinese firms after deadly quake - AFP - Tue 5:35 pm
· [external] China stocks open down 3 pct on quake, reserve hike - Reuters - Tue 5:34 pm
· [external] HK stocks seen rise, but China's earthquake weigh - Reuters - Tue 5:31 pm
· [external] Chinese c.bank sets yuan mid-point at 6.9887 - Reuters - Tue 5:20 pm
· [external] Doosan Infracore to build $192 mln factory in China - Reuters - Tue 4:52 pm