MACAO -- The liquid petroleum gas tank in a restaurant in China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) exploded late Tuesday night, killing one people and injuring at least six others, the SAR's fire service bureau confirmed on Wednesday.The explosion occurred at about 10 pm (GMT 1400) local time on Tuesday, when the restaurant was still in service. A total of four liquid petroleum gas tanks were found in the restaurant.A woman was trapped under a collapsed wall of a residential building adjacent to the restaurant, and was found dead after rushing to the hospital. Among the injuries, three people were in severe condition.According to the preliminary investigation, the explosion was caused by the leakage of liquid petroleum gas, the fire service bureau told reporters.Macao's security chief Wong Sio Chak went to see the injured earlier Wednesday and expressed his condolences to the family of the victim, promising that the SAR government would offer all the necessary assistance. rubber arm bandswristbands with tabsblack rubber wristbands24 wristbandsdebossed wristbandprinted braceletsrubber wristbands custom cheap
TAIPEI -- A survey of more than 1,000 people in Taiwan has showed that 51.9 percent of respondents identify themselves as Chinese.The result was 5.1 percentage points higher than that of a survey two years ago, when the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) took office, according to a report released by think tank Taiwan Competitiveness Forum (TCF) recently.The poll conducted by TCF also found that 64.6 percent of the respondents said peaceful reunification would bring a better future for the island.Pang Chien-kuo, a professor at Taipei's Chinese Culture University, said the changes prove that the public are realizing the tricks played by the DPP, which is incapable of breaking the deadlock in cross-Strait ties.Moreover, the public are becoming more objective and rational about the cross-Stait ties, said Pang.When asked to comment on the mainland's policy package on expanding cross-Strait exchanges and cooperation introduced on February 28, around 60 percent of the respondents said it would win public support.It was a clear demonstration of the people's dissatisfaction with the current administration's handling of cross-Strait ties, said Hsieh Ming-hui, chief executive officer of TCF.A total of 1,076 adults aged 20 and older, across Taiwan's 22 cities and counties, were surveyed by telephone in mid-April.
