TOKYO/HONG KONG -- Microsoft is going ahead with efforts to acquire TikTok in the U.S after holding direct talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, who has threatened to ban the China-owned app over security concerns.
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Microsoft says talks on possible TikTok purchase to continue
Tech giant aims to complete negotiations in 'matter of weeks' as US ban looms
Microsoft says it is planning to complete talks to buy TikTok, the U.S. unit of Chinese technology company ByteDance as U.S. President Donald Trump weighs a ban of the popular video app over security concerns. © Reuters
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