OSLO: A Chinese consortium has bought the Opera internet browser for $600 million (543 million euros), its Norwegian developer said on Monday, after a public share offer for the company failed.

The consortium led by Golden Brick Silk Road will purchase the mobile and desktop versions of the internet browser, plus performance and privacy apps and a stake in a Chinese joint venture, but not the television, media and games units, said Opera Software in a statement to the Oslo stock exchange.

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