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Former Samsung Executive Indicted for Facilitating Tech Talent Transfers to Chinese Semiconductor Firm

SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A former Samsung executive has been indicted for arranging the transfer of key semiconductor experts to a Chinese company in exchange for approximately ₩300 million ($207,000) in referral fees. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office announced the charges on December 20, citing violations of the Employment Security Act and the [...]

KAIST Professor’s Appeal Hearing for Leaking Autonomous Vehicle Technology to China Scheduled for May

SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) who received a suspended prison sentence for leaking self-driving car technology to China is set to appeal the verdict after a year and eight months. The case was severely criticized by lawmakers during a parliamentary audit of [...]