China market regulator okays Tencent's $3.5b deal to take Sogou private

China market regulator okays Tencent's $3.5b deal to take Sogou private

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China‘s antitrust regulator unconditionally approved on Tuesday Tencent Holdings Ltd’s plan to take the country’s no.3 search engine Sogou Inc private in a $3.5 billion deal.