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South Korea Ramps Up Spy Law to Protect Chip Secrets From China

Bloomberg Technology Thursday 10 September 2026, 21:00 UTC By Soobin Kim 1 min read
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South Korea is tightening its defenses against industrial espionage with a revised law on spying taking effect this weekend, as the home of global chip giants Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. seeks to safeguard advanced memory technology from increasingly formidable Chinese rivals.

South Korea is tightening its defenses against industrial espionage with a revised law on spying taking effect this weekend, as the home of global chip giants Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. seeks to safeguard advanced memory technology from increasingly formidable Chinese rivals.
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