source: nydailynews.comA University of Maryland graduate from China faced backlash from nationalists after praising the U.S.’s much cleaner air, free speech and democracy during her commencement speech Sunday.Yang Shuping, a psychology major who’s from Kunming province, came to the U.S. five years ago. She recalled during her speech how she “felt free” when inhaling and exhaling American air outside an airport. She added that she no longer had to wear a pollution mask in the U.S.She also spo

source: rt.comThe ancient Chinese game ‘Go’ was said to be so complex that it would take artificial intelligence a decade to figure it out. Now, a computer has beaten the world’s top player just three years after it was set the task.Google’s AlphaGo defeated 19-year-old prodigy Ke Jie in the first of three games during the Future Go Summit in Wuzhen, China, Tuesday. The machine won by only a half-point, the closest margin possible in the game. However, it is reported that the AI was in contr

source: recode.comJD.com, one of the largest online retailers in China, announced that it plans to develop a drone capable of carrying one ton of cargo for deliveries to and from remote parts of the country.The company will test its drone technology in the northwestern Chinese province of Shaanxi, where the online retailer has reached an agreement with the local government to test a low-altitude drone logistics network. Stretching over a 186-mile radius across Shaanxi, the drone logistics networ

source: dailycaller.comWhile the culprits behind the WannaCry ransomware attack that ravaged computers around the world have not yet been caught, China appears to believe that the U.S. should shoulder some of the blame.China, due to its affinity forillegalsoftware, was hit hard by the attack, which infected hundreds of thousands of computers in over 150 countries. The WannaCry ransomware would lock files and demand payments in exchange for their release. The onlycluesavailable right now point to

source: engadget.comChina's Civil Aviation Authority hasannouncedthat pilots will have to register any robotic flier heavier than 0.55 pounds starting on June 1st. Online registration will open up on May 18th, and the government will start publishing no-fly zone data for civilian airports on the same day. It's hoping that drone makers will use the info to implementgeofencingthat prevents drones from venturing into dangerous areas.The initiative will also see regulators working with local

source: express.co.ukDog meat sales have been banned at China’s annual dog meat festival in Yulin, at which thousands of dogs and cats are brutally slaughtered for their meat.The ban reportedly comes into effect on June 15 - just a week before the festival opens on the summer solstice.It will be strictly enforced, with fines of up to 100,000 Yuan and the possibility of arrest.Animal campaigners Duo Duo Animal Welfare Project and Humane Society International say the ban will prohibit restaurants

source: thesun.co.ukRUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has claimed an impromptu piano performance he gave beforemeeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping was ruined as the instrument wasout of tune.Putin, who was in Beijing for the One Belt, One Road conference, also admitted the embarrassing video was never meant to be released.The Russian leader had been captured showing off his artistic side on camera while sitting down at the grand piano.The footage, which saw him tentatively perform a few chords

source: masterstudies.comFor students who formerly had little to no chance of making it into China’s best universities, there’s hope. A sweeping change to China’s higher education system has allowed many of China’s rural poor students the same university opportunities once afforded only to China’s wealthiest.On April 14, the Chinese Ministry of Education directed top universities to enroll 10 percent more disadvantaged students—students from rural or poor backgrounds—in 2017.This move fol

source: onegreenplanet.comA dog inChongqing, China recentlysaved a newborn babywho had been buried alive on a piece of farmland. This remarkable rescue is all thanks to the dog’s sense of smell. The dog’s guardian, Yang Jiali, went out to look for her dog on May 6, 2017, after he ran out of the house, and quickly found the pup frantically digging through the dirt.When she went over to see what the dog was digging, she was shocked to see acrying infantwrapped in a piece of white cloth.The baby

source: pickle.nine.com.auA policeman in China's Sichuan province has been given the collective thumbs up from the internet after using his traffic-stopping powers to help out an old bloke at a busy intersection.CCTV footage of the cop's kind act has gone viral, clocking up nearly 700,000 viewson Steamable, and has being shared by viral news sites the world over.According to Chinese media outletCGTN, the elderly man was walking across the street after getting the pedestrian signal at the