The approved package falls short of the US$40 billion sought by Taiwanese President William Lai. Also on East Asia Tonight: South Korea starts investigations on board a ship that was damaged near the Strait of Hormuz, while North Korea plans to deploy new long-range artillery systems that are capable of reaching Seoul. 00:00 Headlines 01:53 Taiwan passes defence spending bill, after months of political wrangling 05:43 Ship damaged near Hormuz towed into Dubai for investigations 08:15 Pyongyang