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FT.com - Companies Asia-Pacific
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FT.com - Companies Asia-Pacific
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Li Ka-shing pays £5.8bn for UK utility
EDF Networks has low-voltage electricity distribution networks in the east and south of England, long-term contracts with businesses such as London Underground, Heathrow and Gatwick, and the Channel Tunnel
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KNOC set to complete bid package for Dana
Korea National Oil Corporation is close to arranging the loans needed to launch a formal £1.7bn offer for Dana Petroleum as the UK oil explorer battles to convince its shareholders to push for a higher offer
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Sony raises full-year profit forecasts
The Japanese electronics and entertainment group reports an unexpectedly strong first quarter marked by robust sales of flat-screen televisions and PlayStation video game consoles
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Chinalco and Rio sign $1.35bn Guinea deal
Pact allows the Chinese state-owned miner to buy in to a rich iron ore project in Guinea, in a move that places both mining companies at the centre of multi-billion-dollar scramble for west Africa's iron ore
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US divided on how to tackle Huawei
US government agencies charged with reviewing sensitive acquisitions are engaged in a debate over how to handle Huawei, the Chinese software and telecoms equipment-maker viewed with deep scepticism by government security experts
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Aegis bids for Australian agency
The media agency is to make its largest acquisition for a decade by offering about £207m for Mitchell Communication Group, Australia's largest media-buying agency
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Panasonic bids for green energy units
Japanese electronics group bets on the future of green energy by offering to buy out minority shareholders in two subsidiaries specialising in lithium-ion batteries, solar cells and other environmental technology
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BIS gold swaps mystery is unravelled
Deals that sparked fall were 'mutually beneficial'
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Smartphone trend lifts HTC revenues
The Taiwanese smartphone maker is emerging as one of the biggest beneficiaries from the growing popularity of smartphones, as it reveals a 58% jump in revenues in the second quarter
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Panasonic: Going green
Japanese electronics company is in search of a niche it can dominate
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