[EXCLUSIVE] Gov’t mandates smartphone makers including Samsung to report phone explosion cases immediately

[ THE INVESTOR ] Smartphone makers will be required to report immediately when their handsets explode or burst into flames in a new set of phone safety regulations to be announced next week, a government source told The Investor.



“When the new rules come into effect, phone makers will also have to immediately launch an investigation -- right after the submission of the report -- to prove if the fires or explosions were caused by flawed parts or external force,” an official from The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said on the condition of anonymity.





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