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Walt Disney buys Murdoch's Fox for $52bn
Walt Disney has agreed to buy the bulk of 21st Century Fox's business for $52.4bn (£39bn), in a deal both companies said position them to compete in the rapidly changing media industry.
Amazon to buy Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, wielding online might in brick-and-mortar world
Amazon.com Inc said on Friday it would buy Whole Foods Market Inc for $13.7 billion, in an embrace of brick-and-mortar stores that could turn the high-end grocer into a mass-market merchant
Google to buy cloud software company Apigee for $625 million
Alphabet Inc's Google said on Thursday it is acquiring cloud software company Apigee Corp in a deal valued at about $625 million, the tech giant’s latest effort to claim a greater share of the lucrative cloud business.
Gazprom Neft yet to buy into oil refining firm
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group and Gazprom Neft have not reached agreement on the latter’s acquisition of a 49% stake at Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co. Ltd,
VAMC buys VND40-trillion bad debts in January-May
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) looks to purchase bad debts totaling around VND40 trillion (US$1.8 billion) by the end of this month,
HCM City to buy scientific research results
VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC Department of Science and Technology has been requested to consider purchasing viable scientific research results instead of funding research projects as currently.
Facebook buys video ad technology firm
Facebook has acquired LiveRail - a tech start-up that helps companies place more relevant ads in the videos that appear on their websites and apps.
Apple agrees to buy headphone maker Beats for $3bn
Apple has confirmed it will buy headphone maker and music-streaming service provider Beats Electronics.
VAMC buys $190 million of bad debts
VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Asset Management Company (VAMC) has purchased nearly VND4 trillion (US$190.4 million) in bad debts from 10 credit institutions in the first quarter of this year,
Vietnamese parents race to buy imported products for children
VietNamNet Bridge – Many parents have been opting for expensive imported products for their children as confidence in Vietnamese-made products wanes.
Broadcasters yet to buy World Cup rights
VietNamNet Bridge – The 2014 World Cup is nearly upon us, but Vietnamese broadcasters are yet to secure a deal to broadcast the event which has been priced at US$10 million by international media company MP & Silva, the event's rights holder.
Facebook to buy messaging app WhatsApp for $19bn
Facebook has bought messaging app WhatsApp in a deal worth a total of $19bn (£11.4bn) in cash and shares.
Google buys sound authentication firm SlickLogin
Google has acquired SlickLogin - an Israeli start-up behind the technology that allows websites to verify a user's identity by using sound waves.
