South Korea has pressed charges against a former Samsung executive accused of stealing company secrets worth hundreds of millions of dollars to establish a replica chip factory in China, prosecutors confirmed on Tuesday. The issue of semiconductors has escalated into a contentious matter between the United States and China, as both countries engage in a fierce battle for chip-making technology and supplies.

According to South Korean prosecutors, the 65-year-old former Samsung employee allegedly pilfered the company’s factory blueprints and clean-room designs between 2018 and 2019. The Suwon district prosecutor’s office........

https://ratecaptain.com/former-samsung-executive-charged-with-stealing-company-secrets-for-copycat-chip-factory-in-china/

We really need to understudy and introduce the stiff penalties that follow abuse of offices and privileges by politicians, officials and employees in the Asian countries.

Na wahhh