Taiwan's military is placing an order for 10,000 domestically made Kestrel rocket launchers and next year's intake of conscripts will be trained in using them. Indigenous Paiwan people have held a cleansing ritual for the remains of four of their warrior ancestors that have been returned to Taiwan after more than 100 years. And political parties are split over whether a naturalized Taiwanese citizen who was born in China should be able to run for a legislative seat. Also:
- Taiwan has opened its first "brain bank" to collect tissue samples to advance neuroscience research.
- Tech giant Micron has opened its fourth factory in Taichung, which will focus on making high-bandwidth memory to support the growing AI sector.
- Conservationists are excited by the discovery of an entire family of vulnerable coconut crabs on Taiwan's Green Island.