Foxconn accuses BYD of obtaining secret data

Foxconn International Holdings, the world's biggest contract mobile-telephone maker, said two subsidiaries had sued BYD in Hong Kong, alleging its mainland competitor had been given confidential information by former Foxconn employees.

BYD, the mainland's largest maker of rechargeable batteries, plans to spin off its handset business this year, posing a serious threat to Foxconn's market leadership.

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