Taiwan launches the island's first domestically made submarine for testing

Members of the navy band walking past Haikun, Taiwan's first domestically built submarine, after its launch in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on Sept 28. - Reuters

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP): Taiwan's president launched the island's first domestically made submarine for testing Thursday (Sept 28) at a port in Kaohsiung.

The submarine, if successful in its tests, will be a major breakthrough for Taiwan in shipbuilding and design.