In a surprising turn of events, anti-government protestors triumphed on Sunday after polls closed in Hong Kong and pro-democracy candidates clinched nearly half of the seats on the ballot. So far, pro-democracy candidates have won 269 out of 452 seats in 18 district council races, while pro-Beijing forces, who previously held 73 percent of the […]
Wolong National Reserve recently released a photo showing a rare albino giant panda crossing through a verdant forest in the southwestern province of Sichuan in China. The shot was taken by an infrared motion-triggered camera installed 2,000 meters above sea level by scientists in December last year. The camera was triggered by the panda’s movement
Even though giant pandas are instantly recognizable as a species, their uniform black and white markings makes them rather anonymous to the human eye. That is why researchers in China thought that having a facial recognition app that can identify specific pandas was needed. Researchers have also built a database with over 120,000 images and
China used to be the world’s major destination for paper recycling, as well as metal and plastic, but new restrictions on waste paper imports imposed at the beginning of last year forced many countries to redirect their waste paper to India, which was a far better choice that dumping waste in landfill sites or burning
The United States has been trying to convince UK and other countries not to allow Huawei equipment into new 5G networks because they say the Chinese government is engaged in spying. This comes from China’s 2017 National Intelligence law that could force companies to support the government’s intelligence efforts by opening up sensitive equipment. Huawei
