S1: Welcome in San Diego , it's Jade Hindman. Today we are talking about the role panda diplomacy plays in U.S. China relations and about the tensions. This is midday Edition connecting our ...

Japan's Ueno Zoo is returning the country's last two pandas to China at a time when relationships between the two countries ...

Giant panda cub plays on tree branches surrounded by photos of giant panda cubs who were born in 2018 during a birthday celebration in Wolong BEIJING (Reuters) - During a visit to Australia this week, ...

Japanese fans rushed to farewell the country’s last two pandas on Sunday ahead of their return to China, in a departure that highlights strained relations between the two countries.

Captive panda population reached 808 in early 2026, a record number. A group of pandas is most often called an "embarrassment." Wild panda population is steady at about 1,900 in 2026. The giant panda ...

The return of Ueno Zoo’s last giant pandas underscores how an animal became a diplomatic symbol — and what happens when that symbol is withdrawn.

Oh, and there’s this video. It’s just a couple of silly pandas at the Berlin Zoo playing in the snow, having the time of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington's newest power couple, Bao Li and Qing Bao, are settling into their new home at the National Zoo. The giant pandas will remain off-limits through early next year, when the ...

They came, dressed in black and white, wearing furry hats, and clutching banners and soft toys. With tears in their eyes and sobs in their throats, they waited patiently in line under the scorching ...