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SEOUL, Aug 28 (Reuters) – South Korea said on Monday it will toughen sentencing for stealing industrial secrets, after concerns that current regulation was not strong enough to deter attempts to funnel technologies from companies like Samsung (005930.KS).

South Korea to toughen punishments for technology leaks in chips, displays comes via ChinaTechNews.com.