ASE-SPIL merger still under review in China and US

A proposed merger between Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) is still being reviewed by anti-trust authorities in China and the US despite the recent approval by Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC). The pair is unlikely to gain approval from the two major markets until the end of 2017, according to market sources.

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