Russia's first panda cub turns 6 months old

STORY: Russia's first panda cub turns 6 months old SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 24, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of panda cub STORYLINE: Russia's first panda cub Katyusha at Moscow Zoo turned 6 months old on Saturday. The panda cub received gifts including her first carrots in life. Now the baby panda knows for sure that not only mother's milk is delicious, as the head of Moscow Zoo Svetlana Akulova commented on her telegram account. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Moscow. (XHTV)

Giant panda cub born at Moscow Zoo

STORY: Giant panda cub born at Moscow Zoo DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of giant panda and cub 2. SOUNDBITE (Russian): SVETLANA AKULOVA, Head of the Moscow Zoo 3. various of giant panda and cub STORYLINE: A giant panda cub has been born at the Moscow Zoo, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Wednesday. The cub, weighing about 150 grams, was born last week to a young pair of giant pandas, Ruyi (male) and Dingding (female), that arrived in Moscow in April 2019 from China's southwestern province of Sichuan. "This unique and very rare event is the result of the coordinated work of our specialists and our Chinese colleagues," Sobyanin said in a Telegram post, describing the birth of the cub as a significant event for Russia and the global environmental community as a whole. The newborn is the first ever panda cub born in Russia. The Moscow Zoo called the birth "very unique", considering that Ruyi and Dingding are still quite

Giant pandas witness China-Russia friendship

STORY: Giant pandas witness China-Russia friendship DATELINE: March 20, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:27 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ANASTASIA OSIPOVA, Xinhua reporter 2. SOUNDBITE (Russian): SVETLANA AKULOVA, Head of Moscow Zoo 3. various of pandas in the Moscow Zoo STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ANASTASIA OSIPOVA, Xinhua reporter "Right now, we are standing near the apartments of Ru Yi and Ding Ding. These two pandas arrived at the Moscow Zoo (about) four years ago, and immediately became celebrities. Locals adore watching these two ambassadors of China-Russia friendship, and actually, they set great hopes on them." SOUNDBITE (Russian): SVETLANA AKULOVA, Head of Moscow Zoo "The giant pandas from China are a symbol of peace and friendship. They are also a symbol of great trust between the two countries. So we are very grateful and proud that we have such a strong and friendly relationship between China and Russia. We love the pair very much. Our visitors love them very much. Our