Defense ministry invents new rescue equipment

Taiwan's defense ministry last week unveiled a new invention -- a line-throwing apparatus powered by high pressure gas -- that can be used to rescue individuals stuck in rivers, the sea and other places, as part of the efforts to fulfill the military's rescue mission.

(Full text of the story is now in CNA English news archive. To view the full story, you will need to be a subscribed member of the CNA archive. To subscribe, please read here.)