Problems in the batteries were found to be highly likely the cause of the fires, according to a statement of the Korea Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS), a government body in charge of technology standards under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.
No problem with the Note 7 gadget's hardware and software was found in the investigation, the state-run agency said, confirming Samsung's earlier announcement on Jan. 23 of its own independent third-party examination.
The government will strengthen lithium-ion battery safety requirements and conduct regular inspections to avoid repeats of fires which forced Samsung to withdraw the Note 7, said the Ministry in the statement.
In September, Samsung issued a global recall of about 2.5 million gadgets, but continued reports of replacement phones catching fire forced the company to discontinue the product in October. To prevent any more battery-linked incidents, the ministry plans to force batteries of new smartphones to be re-tested every two years by the KATS, while raising safety standards for mobile phone batteries.
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