Xiang Xiang, a 5-year-old giant panda born in Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo, will finally be returned to China on Feb. 21 after making her last public appearance on Feb. 19. Seven cubs have been born at the ...

Giant panda Xiang Xiang, a media sensation since her birth at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo in June 2017, met visitors for the first time ...

The mammals are immensely popular around the world, and China loans them out as part of a "panda diplomacy" program to foster foreign ties. The pandas Ri Ri and Shin Shin arrived at Ueno Zoo in 2011 ...

Visitors queue up to watch male giant panda Ri Ri in his enclosure at Tokyo's Ueno zoo. [Photo/Agencies] TOKYO -- Beloved giant pandas Ri Ri and Shin Shin left Tokyo's Ueno Zoo in the early hours ...