A Chinese mobile phone user browses the website of Boeing on his computer in Ji'nan city, east China's Shandong province, 13 March 2019. [Photo/IC] MACAO -- The Civil Aviation Authority of China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) has decided to temporarily suspend the flight applications of Boeing 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 aircraft by any airlines, the authority said in a press release on Wednesday. Currently, aircraft registered in Macao do not include the Boeing 737 MAX model. Nor are there any operations of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft by any airlines in Macao International Airport, it said. The authority has always taken a strict manner in ensuring that the operations in Macao's air transport market are safe and would lift the suspension only when the safety concerns of Boeing 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 aircraft are cleared, it added. The suspension came following the fatal crash of an Ethiopian Airlines' Boeing 737 MAX 8 passenger jet on Sunday. The plane bound for Nairobi, Kenya crashed shortly after taking off from Addis Ababa, killing all 157 people on board. It was the second deadly crash for a Boeing 737 MAX 8 model in less than five months. The first one occurred in October last year when an aircraft of the same model operated by Indonesia's Lion Air plunged into the water off western Indonesia minutes after taking off, killing 189 people. A number of countries and regions in Asia-Pacific have grounded the aircraft amid safety concerns. rubber band holder braceletcoloured wristbands for eventssilicone bracelet maker machinecolor filled wristbandthick rubber wristbands
Soldiers from a branch of the border defense forces in Yantai, Shandong province, see off a demobilized soldier. [TANG KE/FOR CHINA DAILY] BEIJING - A draft law on veterans' welfare has been sent to relevant departments at the central and provincial governments and the military for opinions and will be open to the public for comments in due time, said China's Ministry of Veterans Affairs Wednesday. The draft law includes provisions on the job placement, training, employment, favorable treatment and pensions of ex-serviceman, said Wang Zhiming, a spokesman for the ministry at a press conference. Personnel files will be set up for veterans, and special treatment for retired soldiers with war experiences will be clearly defined in the draft law, said Wang. Wang added that new rules were also added to the draft law to clarify the accountability and responsibilities of officials tasked with veterans' arrangement.
