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. white rubber wristbandscustom poker braceletbest buy wristbandfree rubber braceletscustomized rubber bracelets
More than 60 percent of the people in China have takeout food at least two times a week, and they hope the quality of the food could be guaranteed, China Youth Daily reported Thursday.According to a survey of 2,005 interviewees by China Youth Daily and wenjuan.com, 64.9 percent of them eat takeout food at least twice a week, while 52.4 percent consider the food to be harmful.A total of 55.6 percent admit it's hard to stop consuming takeout food, and 63.8 percent hope the quality could be improved, especially guaranteeing hygiene for the cooking oil and ingredients used.Wang Wei, a graduate of Renmin University of China, eats takeout food every noon as well as weekend evenings. "It's convenient to order takeout. There are many types of foods available and the price is not high." he said.When interviewees were asked about the frequency of eating takeout food, 4.7 percent said two or three times a day, 14.4 percent said once a day, 45.8 said two or three times a week, and 13.9 percent said once a week. Only 18.6 percent of the interviewees eat takeout food occasionally, and 2.7 percent seldom eat it at all.Liu Yang, a freelancer working in Shanghai since graduating, said there is little time for her to cook during the day since she usually sleeps and wakes up late. "Besides, the kitchen is too small to cook, because I rent an apartment with other people." said Liu.The survey shows that people have different reasons for choosing takeout food. A total of 55.9 percent of them have tight schedules, 36.7 percent consider takeout food cheaper than eating in a restaurant, and 30.9 think the restaurants outside are too far.Meanwhile, 28.9 percent don't know how to cook, 22.2 percent like eating and watching TV shows together, and 9 percent choose takeout food because it was recommended by friends.However, many interviewees said they have concerns about the quality of takeout food.Some 52.4 percent of the respondents think it is bad for your health if you eat takeout food too often, while 34.9 percent don't have any particular feelings about it, and 12.6 percent don't think it is harmful.In the survey, 55.6 percent of interviewees admitted that it's difficult to quit eating takeout food, so people increasingly expect more from the quality of what they order.Among the interviewees, 23.5 percent are single, 18.2 percent are in relationships, and 57.7 percent have gotten married. The gender ratio for the survey respondents was nearly equal.
