Taiwan has blocked Uber Technologies’ planned takeover on anticompetition concerns, thwarting the U.S. company’s efforts to expand in Asia.

Taiwan’s anti-trust regulator rejected Uber Technologies Inc.’s plan to buy Delivery Hero SE’s Foodpanda business on the island for $950 million, arguing it would decrease competition in the fast-growing food-delivery industry.

Regulators in Taiwan blocked Uber's $950 million purchase of online food delivery and ordering platform Foodpanda.