TAIPEI -- Aviation regulators in Taiwan said stalled fan blades had forced a Cathay Dragon plane carrying 317 passengers and 13 crew members onboard to make an emergency landing in Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan Monday morning.Cathay Dragon flight KA451 departed the Kaohsiung International Airport for Hong Kong at 8:02 a.m. and made an emergency landing at about 8:31 a.m. after pilots reported that the fan blades on one of the turboprop engines on the right side had stalled.The plane, an Airbus 330, was 10 minutes en route from Kaohsiung to Hong Kong when the flight crew realized that one of the engines was emitting smoke. The plane turned around, dumping fuel over the Taiwan Strait before its successful emergency landing, the airport said.There were no reports of injuries among the people onboard, the airport said.After the plane safely landed, aviation regulators sent staff for initial investigation, but found no trace of dead bird bodies. Further details are still under investigation.Cathay Dragon apologized for the delay and arranged alternative flights for passengers. business silicone wristbandscustom rubber braceletsrecycled silicone wristbandswristbands with a message80s rubber bracelets
China unveils plan for pollution treatment in rural areas. [Photo/IC] BEIJING - China unveiled a plan on Thursday to resolve crucial environmental problems in rural areas to foster sound ecological environment. Jointly released by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the plan aims to facilitate green development, improve the ecological environment and strengthen environmental supervision in rural areas. The plan listed several measures of rural pollution control by 2020. It called for more efforts on drinking water protection in the countryside through accelerating research, monitoring and assessment of drinking water and identifying relevant reserves. Household garbage and wastewater should be treated to ensure a clean, neat and orderly countryside environment, said the plan. It is also required by the plan to reduce the use of chemical fertilizer and pesticide in farming and overall agricultural water consumption. Besides pollution control, the plan also advocated the improvement of agricultural waste recycling, environmental supervision and rural residents' participation of environmental protection.
