Ex-Samsung Elec exec accused of stealing tech for China chip factory

Ex-Samsung Elec exec accused of stealing tech for China chip factory

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Samsung Electronics is seen at its office building in Seoul, South Korea, March 23, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

A former executive at South Korea’s Samsung Electronics was indicted on Monday on suspicion of stealing company technology for a copy-cat chip factory in China and jeopardising national economic security, prosecutors said.