Taiwan official leading missile production found dead in hotel

Ou Yang Li-hsing was found dead in a hotel room in southern Taiwan on Saturday morning

The deputy head of Taiwan defence ministry's research and development unit was found dead on Saturday morning in a hotel room, Qazet.az reports according to the official Central News Agency.

Ou Yang Li-hsing, deputy head of the military-owned National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, was found dead in a hotel room in southern Taiwan on Saturday morning, CNA reported. It said authorities were looking into the cause of death.

Ou Yang was on a business trip to the southern county of Pingtung, CNA said, adding that he had assumed the post early this year to supervise various missile production projects.