BEIJING (AP) — China has added two more satellites to a global navigation network that will eventually compete with America’s Global Positioning System (GPS). State media say the 14th and 15th satellites in the Beidou system were launched aboard a single Long March 3B rocket. The system, whose name means compass in English, is due to have 35 satellites in total by its 2020 completion date. The system already provides coverage over much of Asia, with at least one more satellite set for launch this year. China expects Beidou to generate a $63 billion annual market for services to the transport, meteorology, and telecommunications sectors. The system’s military implications are just as important, freeing China from having to use GPS for tasks such as missile guidance.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has suspended bidding for U.S. rice imports after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Consumer Reports magazine found elevated levels of arsenic in rice. Seoul’s Agriculture Ministry says it also suspended the sale of U.S. rice. It says the sale and bidding may resume after more studies are conducted. The FDA found no evidence in its preliminary study that the rice is unsafe. It will complete a larger study by the end of the year. South Korea imports all of its U.S. rice from California. Consumer Reports found higher arsenic levels in rice from southern U.S. states than from California. Arsenic is naturally present in water, air, food, and soil, in organic and inorganic forms. Inorganic arsenic may pose a cancer risk if consumed excessively.

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Human Rights Watch says Bangladesh’s laws on separation and divorce often trap many women in abusive marriages. The report released by the New York-based group says the current laws deprive women of an equal right to property when a marriage is dissolved. This means women and their children are prone to remain in bad relationships or wind up homeless, hungry, and without access to proper healthcare when their marriages fall apart, the report said. Human Rights Watch found Muslim, Christian, and Hindu women all suffer under the inadequate laws. The group urged Bangladesh to reform its marital laws and make economic rights for women a key focus.

BEIJING (AP) — The company that makes Apple’s iPhones suspended production at a Chinese factory for a day following a fight involving as many as 2,000 employees. Foxconn Technology Group and police said the fight erupted at a privately managed dormitory near Foxconn’s factory in Taiyuan in northern China. The official Xinhua News Agency said the situation was brought under control after about 10 hours. Foxconn and police said the cause was under investigation, but did not appear to be work-related. Comments posted on Chinese internet bulletin boards said the fight might have erupted after a security guard hit an employee. The company declined to say whether the factory, which employs 79,000 people, was involved in iPhone production.