TAIPEI - A Cathay Dragon plane carrying 317 passengers bound for Hong Kong had to make an emergency landing in Kaohsiung city in southern Taiwan Monday morning after one of its engines started spewing smoke over suspected collision with birds.Cathay Dragon flight KA451 made an emergency landing at the Kaohsiung International Airport at 8:31 am after pilots reported smoke coming from one of the jet's engines, the airport's control tower said.The plane, an Airbus 330, took off at Kaohsiung at 8:02 am Monday and shortly reported the right engine was emitting smoke over suspected collision with a flock of birds, according to the control tower. The jet circled back toward Kaohsiung and dumped fuel before its successful emergency landing at 8:31 am.After the plane landed, airport and city fire fighters stood by, but luckily no fire or injuries were reported.Cathay Dragon said it would arrange alternative flights for passengers as soon as possible and apologized for the delay.The cause of the accident is still under investigation. colored silicone braceletscrossfit silicone wristbandspersonalized rubber band braceletswhite rubber bracelet meaningcle usb bracelet silicone
BEIJING - China's top political advisor Wang Yang on Tuesday noted that China's reform and opening-up is a significant driving force for the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations.Wang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, made the remarks while meeting a business delegation from Taiwan's Federation of Industries.As this year marks the 40th anniversary of opening-up, the Chinese mainland has put forward a series of new measures under the reform policy, he said, believing that the measures will further improve development conditions and sense of fulfillment of different market entities including Taiwanese enterprises. He added that Taiwan compatriots will also enjoy better development prospects on the mainland.Speaking highly of the federation's contributions to cross-Straits economic cooperation and the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations, Wang noted that national reunification and rejuvenation is the common expectation of all people of the Chinese nation.Compatriots across the strait should be in line with the historical trend, shoulder the causes of the nation together, resolutely oppose and deter any plot or act of 'Taiwan independence', and push forward the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations and the process toward the peaceful reunification of China with action, Wang said.
