Briefs, December 15, 2012
A South Korean government agency said that working at a Samsung Electronics factory caused the breast cancer of a worker who died earlier this year. It is only the second time it has recognised a link between cancer and Samsung's chip plants.
SEOUL - A South Korean government agency said that working at a Samsung Electronics factory caused the breast cancer of a worker who died earlier this year. It is only the second time it has recognised a link between cancer and Samsung's chip plants. The Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service, part of the labour ministry, ruled this month there was a "considerable causal relationship" between the woman's cancer and her five years working at the plant. AP
BANGKOK - A Chinese woman and two Thai hill-tribesmen were arrested in a raid on the outskirts of Bangkok that netted US$800,000 worth of illegal stimulant crystal meth and half a million pills. Chinese national Chen Xiangye and the two northern tribesmen rented a house where police uncovered 50kg of crystal meth and 500,000 methamphetamine tablets inside two large suitcases. AFP