No drones BEIJING will ban the flying of low, slow and small aerial vehicles around the upcoming annual sessions of China’s top legislative and political advisory bodies later this month, local police said yesterday. The ban, targeting aerial vehicles and balloons flying for sports, entertainment and advertising, will go into effect between May 20 and 28, according to the municipal bureau of public security. The flying of such aerial vehicles for other purposes should first receive approval from the military and civil aviation authorities. Giant panda spotted A FEMALE giant panda and her cub were spotted by a local family on their way to a virgin forest in Baoxing County in the city of Ya’an, Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, on Sunday, the family told Xinhua yesterday. “My son screamed, ‘Panda! Panda!’ when he saw the pandas wandering in front of us, and we took pictures and videos while waiting for almost 10 minutes until they left,” said Tselainbang, father of the family. “From the pictures and the video clip, it can be assumed that they should be a mother and a cub, both in good health,” said Zheng Congjun, with the forestry bureau of Baoxing. |