The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced on March 18 that Coca-Cola's bid to acquire China Huiyuan Juice Group failed to meet the country's anti-monopoly law. Coca-Cola Company and Huiyuan Juice Group said that they respect the decision of the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) to reject Coca-Cola's 2.3 billion U.S. dollar bid for China's largest juice maker.[Xinhua]
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