As Japan is fighting to take back its long-lost supremacy in semiconductor production, a special bill aimed at streamlining the complicated approval process on building semiconductor clusters is still adrift in the Korean legislature.
As Japan rolled up its sleeves to enter the fight to take back its long-lost supremacy in semiconductor production by forming a group of industrial juggernauts including Toyota, Sony, Mitsubishi and NEC, a special bill aimed at streamlining the complicated approval process on building semiconductor clusters is still adrift in the Korean legislature due to strong opposition from the Democratic Party, who worry of “special favors for conglomerates.” [PARK YONG-SEOK]
