HONG KONG: BEFORE THE OPEN, 19Jun2013

Plenty of company news this morning. Mengniu offers US$1.6bio for Yashili! Lenovo unveils new thinkpad. China Merchant expects 10% throughput growth and Chow Tai Fook misses earnings. Here’s what you need to know before the open.

Sing Tao News Corporation (1105) ends Metro acquisition talks

Sing Tao News Corporation (1105), the publisher of The Standard, said it had sought to buy Metro Daily in an attempt to further expand its presence in the free- newspaper market but acquisition talks have ended. Read More, The Standard