Friday's debut of new pandas at the National Zoo in D.C. is the latest chapter in a long tale of "panda diplomacy" between ...

D.C.’s newest pandas will be officially introduced to the public at the National Zoo on Friday. David Rubenstein has long ...

During his first phone call with newly minted Secretary of State Marco Rubio, longtime Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi ...

When the zoo’s former furry friends flew away on a FedEx “Panda Express” plane to China in late 2023, the restaurant world mourned with all sorts of goodbye specials. The pandemonium around ...

The pair arrived in D.C. — aboard the fittingly nicknamed "Panda Express" — from China back in October. Since then, they could only be glimpsed occasionally on the zoo's social media feed (including ...

He highlighted that he would express his interest to the city leader ... Pakistan was preparing to launch yuan-denominated bonds (panda bonds) this year to shore up its finances — with the ...

Following the announcement, in October 2024, FedEx transported six giant pandas between the US and China on two separate flights. The first flight, from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International ...

Friday's debut of new pandas at the National Zoo in D.C. is the latest chapter in a long tale of "panda diplomacy" between ...

Panda fan culture once flourished in China. But Beijing is tightening control of discussion of a national symbol. By Mara Hvistendahl Mara Hvistendahl has spent months reporting on China’s ...

That's because, over the last half a century, China has either gifted or loaned its beloved bears to zoos around the world, a practice that's become known as "panda diplomacy." In exchange ...