UPDATE 1-3 Chinese men try to steal U.S. seed technology
December 12, 2013 at 18:52 PM EST
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Dec 12 (Reuters) - Three Chinese nationals - including one who attended a gala dinner for the then-vice president of China - have been charged in two separate cases of trying to steal seed-technology, trade secrets under development in the United States, authorities said on Thursday.