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. personalized awareness braceletsdifferent rubber band braceletsetsy personalized braceletpersonalized silver bracelets for himfibromyalgia bracelet silicone
Taiwan fruits shown on a trade fair on Sept 28, 2015, in Nanjing International Expo Center, Jiangsu province, attract visitors. [Photo/VCG] TAIPEI -- Taiwan's exports slumped for the fifth consecutive month in March as weakness in global demand weighed on its electronics products, according to the latest trade data. Exports fell 4.4 percent year on year in March to 28.68 billion US dollars, while imports rose 6.6 percent from the previous year to 25.56 billion US dollars. For the first quarter, exports fell 4.2 percent from a year earlier to 76.36 billion US dollars, snapping a rallying streak of 10 quarters, while imports shed 0.8 percent to 67.41 billion US dollars in the first three months, trimming trade surplus to 8.95 billion US dollars. Trade authorities warned of further decline in exports due to weak global growth. In March, declines were reported in most of Taiwan's main export products -- ranging from electronic components, metals and their products, to plastic and rubber prodcuts. The Chinese mainland and Hong Kong remained the biggest destination for Taiwan exports, followed by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the United States, Europe, and Japan.
