Foxconn staff charged with taking bribes

Five former employees at Apple supplier Foxconn Technology Group in Taiwan have been charged by local prosecutors with accepting more than US$5 million in bribes, according to reports. After a year-long investigation of Foxconn, which manufactures iPhones among other technology products, prosecutors said they had discovered evidence that staff in the procurement department received bribes from 10 suppliers between 2009 and 2011.