Anti-monopoly investigations take time: NDRC  

发改委详解液晶面板反垄断案：调查为何耗时6年？

国家发改委4日透露，近日已对韩国三星、LG；中国台湾地区奇美、友达、中华映管和瀚宇彩晶等6家国际大型液晶面板生产企业开出价格垄断罚单，包括责令退还、没收违法所得和罚款，总金额达3.53亿元人民币。

Beijing(CNS) -- The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said on Friday that anti-monopoly investigations are time consuming jobs that require patience and a lot of money.

The NDRC took about six years to investigate a recent landmark case against an LCD panel cartel, which some say is too long.

Collecting evidence for such cases is difficult and calls for careful preparation, the commission said.

Six major LCD panel producers, including Samsung Electronics, have had to pay 353 million yuan (US$56.6 million) for price-fixing practices, it added.