By Esme Yeh / Staff reporterTaitung County has the highest forest coverage nationwide, but has insufficient urban green cover, Minister of Environment Peng Chi-ming （彭?明） said yesterday, adding that urban forests could mitigate heat from foehn winds.
BAD-FAITH ARGUMENTS:KMT lawmakers attempted to drag Shen for 12-year-old article, while Chiang blamed a paid campaign for the Internet opprobriumBy Lee I-chia and Ho Yu-hua / Staff reporters, with CNA
By William Hetherington / Staff writer, with CNAThe percentage of inmates serving sentences for drug use has fallen over the past five years, largely due to community-based addiction treatment for people whose crimes were relatively minor, the Agency of Corrections said yesterday.
INVESTING IN TAIWAN: As of August, 10 AI start-ups have received funding, of which NT$255m came from the NDF, while NT$570m was from the private sectorBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporter, with CNA
UNWELCOME THROWBACK:Groups condemned police for the ‘heavy-handed’ raid and the arrogant conduct of officers, saying it belied Taipei’s LGBTQ-friendly reputationBy Wang Kuan-jen, Yang Yuan-ting and Sam Garcia / Staff reporters, with staff writer
By Lo Tien-pin and Fion Khan / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe army plans to commission the National Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology （NCSIST） to build dedicated testing facilities for its indigenously developed Lu Chien II （陸射劍二, “Land Sword II”） missile systems, with a budget of more than NT$295 million （US$9.27 million）, marking move toward fully self-reliant air defense logistics, sources said yesterday.
