South Korea fines US chipmaker Qualcomm 1 trillion won

Qualcomm, which was hit with a 260-billion-won fine in 2009 in a similar case, has said the fine is unreasonable and plans to challenge it in court.
The fine violates the terms of a free-trade agreement between South Korea and the United States, Qualcomm said.
Qualcomm is as important to the smartphone world as Intel is for the PC world: nearly every smartphone contains Qualcomm technology.
The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) accused the company of abusing this dominant position in the market.
Qualcomm paid a fine of 975 million dollars in China and was forced to reduce the licensing fees it charges Chinese smartphone manufacturers.
Competition authorities in the US and Europe are also examining Qualcomm's business practices.