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American-born giant pandas arrive in China to welcoming ceremony

Two American-born giant pandas arrived in China by special cargo jet Friday afternoon and enjoyed a welcoming ceremony. Full story

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Giant pandas - envoys of Sino-US friendship

As China and the United States are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their diplomatic ties, giant pandas continue to serve as "special envoys of friendship" in US zoos.

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Chinese auto firm adopts American-born panda Tai Shan

2010-02-08 08:04:46 GMT Xinhua English CHENGDU, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese auto firm has adopted Tai Shan, a male panda that had just returned to China from Washington of the United States, its birthplace.

American-born giant pandas arrive in China to welcoming ceremony

2010-02-05 14:21:05 GMT Xinhua English CHENGDU, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Two American-born giant pandas arrived in China by special cargo jet Friday afternoon and enjoyed a welcoming ceremony.

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2010-02-05 09:16:46 GMT Xinhua English by Xinhua writer Wang Wei

Pandas going home

2010-02-05 09:15:11 GMT China Daily WASHINGTON：Everyone became a Pandarazzi Thursday as two VIP (very important pandas) left the United States for hometown in Sichuan, China.

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Welcome to Panda cub kindergarten!

2010-02-03 12:59:34 GMT Xinhua English Giant panda cubs rest in the Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 3, 2010.

China to recruit 30 volunteers for giant pandas

2010-01-25 23:41:47 GMT Xinhua English CHENGDU, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- A giant panda breeding research center in southwest China's Sichuan Province launched a program Monday to recruit 30 volunteers from around the world to care for giant pandas during the Spring Festival holiday.

Shanghai Expo giant pandas meet with public

2010-01-21 05:19:29 GMT Xinhua English SHANGHAI, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Ten giant panda cubs, which will be on display at this year's Shanghai World Expo at local zoos, made their public debut at the Shanghai Zoo on Wednesday.

WWF to help expand China's panda reserves

2010-01-15 05:10:03 GMT SINA.com The World Wildlife Fund said on Thursday it planned to spend 40 million yuan (5.9 million dollars) over the next three years to increase the number of giant panda reserves in China.

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Giant panda Tai Shan back home

2010-02-05 14:01:59 GMT Xinhua English Giant panda Tai Shan in the cage is unloaded from the plane at Shuangliu Airport in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 5, 2010. Giant pandas Tai Shan and Mei Lan, which were born in the United States, flew back home from Washington on Friday.

Washington's beloved panda Tai Shan to fly home in China

2010-02-04 23:51:01 GMT Xinhua English The Federal Express 777 freighter loaded with giant panda Tai Shan is about to take off at the Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, outside Washington. DC, capital of the U.S., Feb. 4, 2010. The four- and half-year-old male giant panda will fly directly to Chengdu, southwest China.

Bid farewell to Giant panda Tai Shan

2010-01-31 07:10:31 GMT Xinhua English People take a farewell glance at Giant panda Tai Shan during a farewell party at the National Zoo in Washington D.C., the United States, Jan. 30, 2010. Hundreds of fans braved heavy snowfall Saturday to express goodbye to Tai Shan. Tai Shan, born at the Natiional Zoo in 2005, will be carried back to China by a U.S. FedEx cargo plane on Feb. 4.

Happy anniversary to cute pandas in Taipei!

2010-01-24 23:37:22 GMT Xinhua English A party is held in Taipei Zoo of Taipei on Sunday celebrating the one year anniversary of the first public appearance of the Giant pandas Tuantuan and Yuanyuan in Taiwan. The two pandas arrived in Taipei Zoo on Dec. 23, 2008 and made the first appearance on Jan. 24, 2009.