China Airlines has painted over its name and logo on the wreckage of the passenger jet that caught on fire at Naha Airport, Okinawa on Monday (August 20).
The plane wreckage on Tuesday before (left) and after the name and logo are covered with white paint by China Airline (Image courtesy of
Mainichi)
After the accident, photographs and video footage of the jet continued to appear in news reports, and the company apparently painted over the name and logo to limit further damage to its image.
When questioned over the move, an official from the Taiwan-based airline said, “We followed international procedures. We do not have detailed information.”
Is it really necessary for China Airline to do so? Damage has already been done with so many photos and videos taken… their act could further damage their image for trying to cover up the fact. What’s the point?
A giant mooncake is baked in conjunction with a bakery food festival in Shenyang, China. The mooncake is weighed over 10 tonnes, has a surface of 52 square metres and is stuffed with 10 different stuffings.
Gigantic mooncake (Image courtesy of
Xinhuanet)
Mooncake is a Chinese pastry traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival (15th day of the 8th lunar month in Chinese calendar); a normal mooncake is around palm-size.
A fire broke out on a China Airlines Boeing 737-800 jet after it arrived at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan on Monday morning (August 20). All 165 passengers and crew members managed to escape.
Early reports suggested that there might be fuel leaked from the airplane and somehow caught on fire.
The jet in fire
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Air Press, a salon in Tokyo, has developed an oxygen cell for canines that helps the doggies relax. After opening an oxygen salon claiming to slow down human aging, the salon developed a “Dogs O2″ capsule for pet dogs’ relaxation.
A 30 minute treatment for a dog costs 2,000 yen (~USD18).
Mariko Amano, a sports and health advisor at the salon, holds Ram, a 3-month-old French bulldog (Image courtesy of
Mainichi)
Popular Korean pop star Kangta is set to join the South Korean army in 2008.
Korean men have to serve their mandatory military service for 24 months after the age of 18 unless exemption is given under special circumstances.
Kangta (강타; real name An Chil-hyun) revealed his decision when interviewed in a Korean TV show, “Heart to Heart” on August 17. If everything is going on as plan; he is likely to join the army in early 2008.
Koreans have great respect for young men that served their military duties. So despite missing from the entertainment arena for 2 years, most of the stars still find themselves quite popular after being discharged… same thing should happen to Kangta as well.
Kangta is currently filming a Chinese drama “Love in the City 2″ in China. He revealed that he has plans to release a Korean album an a few performances in Korea by end of the year.
Rain is one of Korea’s most popular pop stars. Rain is popular with his muscular figure and sizzling dance moves. Besides his successful music career, Rain has achieved decent results in acting as well.
Picture of Rain
Rain Profile
Name: Jung Ji-hoon, Rain
Korean name: 정지훈
Nickname: Bi (means rain in Korean; 비)
DOB: June 25, 1982
Birth place: Seoul, Korea
Height: 184cm
Blood type: O
Profession: Singer and actor
(Also known as Ji-hoon Jung, Pi, Jung Ji-hun, Jeong Ji-hun)
Rain Biography
Rain started his entertainment career in teenage with boyband Fanclub, but the group didn’t achieve good results and was disbanded.
Rain didn’t want to give up on his music career, and went for lots of auditions before being accepted as a trainee with JYP Entertainment. Rain worked as a backup dancer while learning the skills to become a pop star under the guidance of his singer-boss Park Jin-young.
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A conjoined watermelon was found at a village near Fuzhou, Jiangxi Province in China. A watermelon farmer that has been in business for a decade found the watermelon in his field on Monday (August 13).
The watermelon breeder and the unusual watermelon (Image courtesy of
Jxnews)
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