May 21 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Wednesday: ** Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft acquired Tomtor, the country's largest rare earth metal deposit, a companies registry showed, after President Vladimir Putin last year urged that the development of the field be speeded up. (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Priyanka.G in...

TOKYO, May 21 (Reuters) - Japan opened one of its largest-ever arms shows on Wednesday in a display that Defence Minister Gen Nakatani said marked the pacifist nation's deepening push for overseas defence cooperation and weapons exports. The DSEI Japan exhibition near Tokyo showcased Japanese missiles, warships and research into lasers and electromagnetic railguns. The event, double the size of...

BRUSSELS, May 21 (Reuters) - The European Commission is set to propose a 2 euro ($2.27) handling fee for packages ordered online and entering the European Union as part of reforms of its customs system to handle the billions of incoming parcels. The Commission proposed in February removing the exemption from duties on low-value consignments worth no more than 150...

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...