78th Annual Tony Awards - NYC

78th Annual Tony Awards - NYC

Kristin Caskey attends the 78th Annual Tony Awards at the Rockefeller City Music Hall in New York City, NYC, USA on June 8, 2025. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

78th Annual Tony Awards - NYC

78th Annual Tony Awards - NYC

Kristin Caskey attends the 78th Annual Tony Awards at the Rockefeller City Music Hall in New York City, NYC, USA on June 8, 2025. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giant panda Ya Ya departs Memphis Zoo for China

STORY: Giant panda Ya Ya departs Memphis Zoo for China DATELINE: April 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: MEMPHIS, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of giant panda Ya Ya 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LAUREN CASKEY, Associate Curator of Memphis Zoo 3. various of giant panda Ya Ya 4. various of the zoo and visitors 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BOB BEERS, Visitor from Kansas City 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): BECKY BEERS, Visitor from Kansas City 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): REBECCA WINCHESTER, Spokesperson for the Memphis Zoo STORYLINE: Female giant panda Ya Ya left the Memphis Zoo on Wednesday morning for a flight returning to China. Ya Ya's departure came after 20 years of stay at the zoo in Memphis, Tennessee. As arranged by the Chinese and U.S. sides, she will board a plane to Shanghai. Lauren Caskey, the associate curator, told Xinhua that Ya Ya has responded well to training designed to prepare her for the flight as well as the new environment in China. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LAUREN CASKEY, Associate C

Giant panda Ya Ya to return to China

STORY: Giant panda Ya Ya to return to China DATELINE: April 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1.various of keepers in Memphis Zoo 2.various of Ya Ya 3.various of keepers from Beijing Zoo 4.SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Voice of a vet of Beijing Zoo 5.SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Voice of a zookeeper of Beijing Zoo 6.SOUNDBITE 3 (English): LAUREN CASKEY, Associate Curator of Memphis Zoo STORYLINE: Female giant panda Ya Ya will return to China within the next few days after living in the United States for two decades, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration. As arranged by the Chinese and U.S. sides, she will board a homeward-bound plane to Shanghai. A veterinarian and a keeper from the Beijing Zoo arrived at the Memphis Zoo last month to help make further preparations for Ya Ya's return to ensure a safe and sound trip. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Voice of a vet of Beijing Zoo "Now, except for hair loss caused by a skin disease, Ya Ya has good appetite, normal e