The four individuals were detained in Zhengzhou, a central Chinese city, where Foxconn operates its massive iPhone assembly plant, the largest of its kind in the world. The employees are accused of breaching trust,

Authorities in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou have accused them of ‘breach of trust’ and the ‘misappropriation of funds’

Taiwan’s government said that they had been accused of a breach of trust, but that their employer, Foxconn, had denied the company suffered any losses.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Four Taiwanese employees of the Foxconn Technology Group were arrested in Zhengzhou, China by local authorities on unspecified charges.

Four employees of Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest iPhone assembler, have been detained in China under “quite strange” circumstances, Taiwan’s government said.

Taipei, Taiwan – Four Taiwanese employees of Apple supplier Foxconn have been detained in China since January, Taiwan’s national news agency has reported.

Chinese police have detained four workers of the Taiwanese iPhone maker, Foxconn, in circumstances Taipei has described as "strange". The employees were arrested in Zhengzhou in Henan province on "breach of trust" charges,

China's detention of four Taiwanese Foxconn employees is raising concerns about corporate security and investor confidence.

Chinese police have taken into custody four Taiwanese employees at Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Apple Inc.’s main assembly partner, the latest in a spate of detentions that have rattled investor confidence in the country.

Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, in a statement to Reuters on Thursday, said the four employees had been detained in China's Zhengzhou, home to a major Foxconn plant assembling Apple's iPhones, on suspicion of the equivalent of "breach of trust".