FTC approves Hon Hai-Sharp deal

The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said Wednesday that it has given a greenlight to a deal in which Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. (鴻海) acquires a majority stake in Japan's financially struggling Sharp Corp., saying that the acquisition is unlikely to hurt market competition.

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