Samsung chip executive trial starts

Prosecutors alleged that Choi stole sensitive information developed by the world’s top memory chipmaker to help his client set up a chip factory in China. — Reuters

SEOUL: The trial of a South Korean chip executive accused of stealing sensitive information developed by Samsung Electronics began yesterday in a case that underscores the country’s crackdown on industrial espionage.

Prosecutors alleged that Choi Jinseog, a former Samsung executive and a South Korean chip expert, stole sensitive information developed by the world’s top memory chipmaker to help his client set up a chip factory in China.