REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BEIJING -- A North Korean Air Koryo airplane made an emergency landing in China's northeastern city of Shenyang on Friday after smoke appeared in the cabin, but there were no injuries, airport authorities and the official Xinhua news agency said.

The plane, belonging to the North's national carrier, was flying to Beijing from Pyongyang when it made a forced landing because of the smoke, the airport said in a short statement on its microblog.

The aircraft made a safe emergency landing, and "nothing abnormal" was found in its condition, although an investigation was underway, it added.

Xinhua, which had initially reported a fire, cited a passenger as saying the smoke appeared about 30 minutes after takeoff, and flight crew told passengers not to panic as the plane landed.