South Korea truckers’ strike threatens to disrupt computer chip production

Stoppage by drivers is preventing the flow of key components in the tech industry and could add to global supply chain problems

A week-long strike by truck drivers in South Korea threatens to be the latest bottleneck in the global supply chain after industry bosses warned that the production of computer chips across Asia faced disruption.

With the worldwide flow of goods struggling with hurdles such as lockdowns in China and the war in Ukraine, Tuesday saw the first concrete sign that the strike was affecting South Korea's world-leading semiconductor sector.