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Expedition 73 Preflight

Handout photo dated on 07/04/2025 shows A Soyuz rocket is seen on the launch pad at Site 31, Monday, April 7, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 73 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8. April 8, 2025: A Soyuz spacecraft has just lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome, leased by Russia to Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station. Sergei Ryjikov, Alexei Zoubritskiy and Jonny Kim will use their stay in the ISS to carry out some fifty scientific experiments, before returning home in December. The spacecraft has been repainted in honor of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a time when Americans and Soviets were allies. Space is now one of the last areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States, which is on the verge of collapse due to the conflict in Ukraine. Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expedition 73 Launch

Handout photo dated on 08/04/2025 shows A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, onboard, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. April 8, 2025: A Soyuz spacecraft has just lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome, leased by Russia to Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station. Sergei Ryjikov, Alexei Zoubritskiy and Jonny Kim will use their stay in the ISS to carry out some fifty scientific experiments, before returning home in December. The spacecraft has been repainted in honor of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a time when Americans and Soviets were allies. Space is now one of the last areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States, which is on the verge of collapse due to the conflict in Ukraine. Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expedition 73 Preflight

Handout photo dated on 07/04/2025 shows A Soyuz rocket is seen on the launch pad at Site 31, Monday, April 7, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 73 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8. April 8, 2025: A Soyuz spacecraft has just lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome, leased by Russia to Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station. Sergei Ryjikov, Alexei Zoubritskiy and Jonny Kim will use their stay in the ISS to carry out some fifty scientific experiments, before returning home in December. The spacecraft has been repainted in honor of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a time when Americans and Soviets were allies. Space is now one of the last areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States, which is on the verge of collapse due to the conflict in Ukraine. Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expedition 73 Cosmonaut Hotel Departure

Handout photo dated on 08/04/2025 shows NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, left, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, right, wave as they depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Kim, Ryzhikov, Zubritskiy on a mission to the International Space Station. April 8, 2025: A Soyuz spacecraft has just lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome, leased by Russia to Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station. Sergei Ryjikov, Alexei Zoubritskiy and Jonny Kim will use their stay in the ISS to carry out some fifty scientific experiments, before returning home in December. The spacecraft has been repainted in honor of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a time when Americans and Soviets were allies. Space is now one of the last areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States, which is on the verge of collapse due to the conflict in Ukraine.

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Expedition 73 Cosmonaut Hotel Departure

Handout photo dated on 08/04/2025 shows NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, left, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, right, wave as they depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Kim, Ryzhikov, Zubritskiy on a mission to the International Space Station. April 8, 2025: A Soyuz spacecraft has just lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome, leased by Russia to Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station. Sergei Ryjikov, Alexei Zoubritskiy and Jonny Kim will use their stay in the ISS to carry out some fifty scientific experiments, before returning home in December. The spacecraft has been repainted in honor of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a time when Americans and Soviets were allies. Space is now one of the last areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States, which is on the verge of collapse due to the conflict in Ukraine.

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Expedition 73 Launch

Handout photo dated on 08/04/2025 shows A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, onboard, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. April 8, 2025: A Soyuz spacecraft has just lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome, leased by Russia to Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station. Sergei Ryjikov, Alexei Zoubritskiy and Jonny Kim will use their stay in the ISS to carry out some fifty scientific experiments, before returning home in December. The spacecraft has been repainted in honor of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a time when Americans and Soviets were allies. Space is now one of the last areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States, which is on the verge of collapse due to the conflict in Ukraine. Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expedition 73 Launch

Handout photo dated on 08/04/2025 shows A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, onboard, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. April 8, 2025: A Soyuz spacecraft has just lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome, leased by Russia to Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station. Sergei Ryjikov, Alexei Zoubritskiy and Jonny Kim will use their stay in the ISS to carry out some fifty scientific experiments, before returning home in December. The spacecraft has been repainted in honor of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a time when Americans and Soviets were allies. Space is now one of the last areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States, which is on the verge of collapse due to the conflict in Ukraine. Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expedition 73 Preflight

Handout photo dated on 08/04/2025 shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov, bottom, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, middle, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Zubritskiy, top, wave farewell prior to boarding the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft for launch, Tuesday, April 8, 2025 (April 7 Eastern time) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. April 8, 2025: A Soyuz spacecraft has just lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome, leased by Russia to Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station. Sergei Ryjikov, Alexei Zoubritskiy and Jonny Kim will use their stay in the ISS to carry out some fifty scientific experiments, before returning home in December. The spacecraft has been repainted in honor of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a time when Americans and Soviets were allies. Space is now one of the last areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States, which is on the verge of collapse due to th

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Expedition 73 Launch

Handout photo dated on 08/04/2025 shows A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, onboard, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. April 8, 2025: A Soyuz spacecraft has just lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome, leased by Russia to Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station. Sergei Ryjikov, Alexei Zoubritskiy and Jonny Kim will use their stay in the ISS to carry out some fifty scientific experiments, before returning home in December. The spacecraft has been repainted in honor of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a time when Americans and Soviets were allies. Space is now one of the last areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States, which is on the verge of collapse due to the conflict in Ukraine. Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expedition 73 Launch

Handout photo dated on 08/04/2025 shows A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, onboard, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. April 8, 2025: A Soyuz spacecraft has just lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome, leased by Russia to Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station. Sergei Ryjikov, Alexei Zoubritskiy and Jonny Kim will use their stay in the ISS to carry out some fifty scientific experiments, before returning home in December. The spacecraft has been repainted in honor of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a time when Americans and Soviets were allies. Space is now one of the last areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States, which is on the verge of collapse due to the conflict in Ukraine. Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expedition 73 Launch

Handout photo dated on 08/04/2025 shows A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, onboard, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. April 8, 2025: A Soyuz spacecraft has just lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome, leased by Russia to Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station. Sergei Ryjikov, Alexei Zoubritskiy and Jonny Kim will use their stay in the ISS to carry out some fifty scientific experiments, before returning home in December. The spacecraft has been repainted in honor of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a time when Americans and Soviets were allies. Space is now one of the last areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States, which is on the verge of collapse due to the conflict in Ukraine. Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pandas debut to public at Smithsonian's National Zoo

A visitor at Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington takes a photo of a giant panda, one of two leased by China, on Jan. 24, 2025, their first day of public display.

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Pandas debut to public at Smithsonian's National Zoo

A giant panda, one of two leased by China, is pictured at Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington on Jan. 24, 2025, their first day of public display.

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Pandas debut to public at Smithsonian's National Zoo

A giant panda, one of two leased by China, is pictured at Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington on Jan. 24, 2025, their first day of public display.

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240405) -- BEIJING, April 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 4, 2024 shows giant panda Fu Bao at the Shenshuping giant panda base in Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province. A chartered flight carrying the giant panda Fu Bao landed in Chengdu at around 7:22 p.m. on Wednesday. Fu Bao is the first giant panda that was born in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to Le Bao and Ai Bao, the pandas leased by China to the country in 2016. Following inspection by customs at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, Fu Bao was transported to the Shenshuping giant panda base in Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan for quarantine. (Photo by Li Chuanyou/Xinhua)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240404) -- BEIJING, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Fu Bao arrives at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 3, 2024. A chartered flight carrying the giant panda Fu Bao landed in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, at around 7:22 p.m. on Wednesday. Fu Bao is the first giant panda that was born in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to Le Bao and Ai Bao, the pandas leased by China to the country in 2016. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-ROK-BORN-GIANT PANDA-RETURN (CN)

(240404) -- CHENGDU, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 4, 2024 shows the giant panda Fu Bao at the Shenshuping giant panda base in Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province. A chartered flight carrying the giant panda Fu Bao landed in Chengdu at around 7:22 p.m. on Wednesday. Fu Bao is the first giant panda that was born in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to Le Bao and Ai Bao, the pandas leased by China to the country in 2016. Following inspection by customs at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, Fu Bao was transported to the Shenshuping giant panda base in Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan for quarantine. (Photo by Li Chuanyou/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-ROK-BORN-GIANT PANDA-RETURN (CN)

(240404) -- CHENGDU, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 4, 2024 shows the giant panda Fu Bao at the Shenshuping giant panda base in Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province. A chartered flight carrying the giant panda Fu Bao landed in Chengdu at around 7:22 p.m. on Wednesday. Fu Bao is the first giant panda that was born in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to Le Bao and Ai Bao, the pandas leased by China to the country in 2016. Following inspection by customs at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, Fu Bao was transported to the Shenshuping giant panda base in Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan for quarantine. (Photo by Li Chuanyou/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-ROK-BORN-GIANT PANDA-RETURN (CN)

(240404) -- CHENGDU, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 4, 2024 shows the giant panda Fu Bao at the Shenshuping giant panda base in Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province. A chartered flight carrying the giant panda Fu Bao landed in Chengdu at around 7:22 p.m. on Wednesday. Fu Bao is the first giant panda that was born in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to Le Bao and Ai Bao, the pandas leased by China to the country in 2016. Following inspection by customs at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, Fu Bao was transported to the Shenshuping giant panda base in Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan for quarantine. (Photo by Li Chuanyou/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-ROK-BORN-GIANT PANDA-RETURN (CN)

(240404) -- CHENGDU, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 4, 2024 shows the giant panda Fu Bao at the Shenshuping giant panda base in Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province. A chartered flight carrying the giant panda Fu Bao landed in Chengdu at around 7:22 p.m. on Wednesday. Fu Bao is the first giant panda that was born in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to Le Bao and Ai Bao, the pandas leased by China to the country in 2016. Following inspection by customs at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, Fu Bao was transported to the Shenshuping giant panda base in Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan for quarantine. (Photo by Li Chuanyou/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-ROK-BORN-GIANT PANDA-RETURN (CN)

(240404) -- CHENGDU, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 4, 2024 shows the giant panda Fu Bao at the Shenshuping giant panda base in Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province. A chartered flight carrying the giant panda Fu Bao landed in Chengdu at around 7:22 p.m. on Wednesday. Fu Bao is the first giant panda that was born in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to Le Bao and Ai Bao, the pandas leased by China to the country in 2016. Following inspection by customs at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, Fu Bao was transported to the Shenshuping giant panda base in Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan for quarantine. (Photo by Li Chuanyou/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-ROK-BORN-GIANT PANDA-RETURN (CN)

(240403) -- CHENGDU, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Fu Bao arrives at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 3, 2024. The chartered flight carrying the giant panda Fu Bao landed in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, at around 7:22 p.m. on Wednesday. Fu Bao is the first giant panda that was born in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to Le Bao and Ai Bao, the pandas leased by China to the country in 2016. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-ROK-BORN-GIANT PANDA-RETURN (CN)

(240403) -- CHENGDU, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Fu Bao prepares to leave for the Shenshuping giant panda base under the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Panda for quarantine after arriving at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 3, 2024. The chartered flight carrying the giant panda Fu Bao landed in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, at around 7:22 p.m. on Wednesday. Fu Bao is the first giant panda that was born in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to Le Bao and Ai Bao, the pandas leased by China to the country in 2016. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-ROK-BORN-GIANT PANDA-RETURN (CN)

(240403) -- CHENGDU, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 3, 2024 shows a screen with a photo of giant panda Fu Bao at a commercial street in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The chartered flight carrying the giant panda Fu Bao landed in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, at around 7:22 p.m. on Wednesday. Fu Bao is the first giant panda that was born in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to Le Bao and Ai Bao, the pandas leased by China to the country in 2016. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-ROK-BORN-GIANT PANDA-RETURN (CN)

(240403) -- CHENGDU, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chartered flight carrying the giant panda Fu Bao arrives at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 3, 2024. The chartered flight carrying the giant panda Fu Bao landed in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, at around 7:22 p.m. on Wednesday. Fu Bao is the first giant panda that was born in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to Le Bao and Ai Bao, the pandas leased by China to the country in 2016. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-ROK-BORN-GIANT PANDA-RETURN (CN)

(240403) -- CHENGDU, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 3, 2024 shows a screen with a photo of giant panda Fu Bao at a commercial street in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The chartered flight carrying the giant panda Fu Bao landed in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, at around 7:22 p.m. on Wednesday. Fu Bao is the first giant panda that was born in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to Le Bao and Ai Bao, the pandas leased by China to the country in 2016. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-ROK-BORN-GIANT PANDA-RETURN (CN)

(240403) -- CHENGDU, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Kang Cheol-won (1st L), a zookeeper nicknamed the "grandpa of Fu Bao", arrives at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 3, 2024. The chartered flight carrying the giant panda Fu Bao landed in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, at around 7:22 p.m. on Wednesday. Fu Bao is the first giant panda that was born in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to Le Bao and Ai Bao, the pandas leased by China to the country in 2016. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-ROK-BORN-GIANT PANDA-RETURN (CN)

(240403) -- CHENGDU, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A truck carrying the giant panda Fu Bao leaves for the Shenshuping giant panda base under the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Panda for quarantine after Fu Bao arrived at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 3, 2024. The chartered flight carrying the giant panda Fu Bao landed in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, at around 7:22 p.m. on Wednesday. Fu Bao is the first giant panda that was born in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to Le Bao and Ai Bao, the pandas leased by China to the country in 2016. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-ROK-BORN-GIANT PANDA-RETURN (CN)

(240403) -- CHENGDU, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Fu Bao prepares to leave for the Shenshuping giant panda base under the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Panda for quarantine after arriving at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 3, 2024. The chartered flight carrying the giant panda Fu Bao landed in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, at around 7:22 p.m. on Wednesday. Fu Bao is the first giant panda that was born in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to Le Bao and Ai Bao, the pandas leased by China to the country in 2016. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-ROK-BORN-GIANT PANDA-RETURN (CN)

(240403) -- CHENGDU, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Fu Bao arrives at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 3, 2024. The chartered flight carrying the giant panda Fu Bao landed in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, at around 7:22 p.m. on Wednesday. Fu Bao is the first giant panda that was born in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to Le Bao and Ai Bao, the pandas leased by China to the country in 2016. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-ROK-BORN-GIANT PANDA-RETURN (CN)

(240403) -- CHENGDU, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Fu Bao arrives at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 3, 2024. The chartered flight carrying the giant panda Fu Bao landed in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, at around 7:22 p.m. on Wednesday. Fu Bao is the first giant panda that was born in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to Le Bao and Ai Bao, the pandas leased by China to the country in 2016. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-ROK-BORN-GIANT PANDA-RETURN (CN)

(240403) -- CHENGDU, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman takes photos of a light box with photos of giant panda Fu Bao at a subway station in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 3, 2024. The chartered flight carrying the giant panda Fu Bao landed in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, at around 7:22 p.m. on Wednesday. Fu Bao is the first giant panda that was born in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to Le Bao and Ai Bao, the pandas leased by China to the country in 2016. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-ROK-BORN-GIANT PANDA-RETURN (CN)

(240403) -- CHENGDU, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Fu Bao prepares to leave for the Shenshuping giant panda base under the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Panda for quarantine after arriving at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 3, 2024. The chartered flight carrying the giant panda Fu Bao landed in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, at around 7:22 p.m. on Wednesday. Fu Bao is the first giant panda that was born in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to Le Bao and Ai Bao, the pandas leased by China to the country in 2016. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240117) -- BEIJING, Jan. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Vehicle carrier vessel "BYD EXPLORER NO.1" arrives at Xiaomo International Logistics Port in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 14, 2024. "BYD EXPLORER NO.1," a vehicle carrier vessel leased to Chinese automaker BYD, held its maiden voyage ceremony on Monday at a port in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. With more than 5,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs) on board, it set sail for the ports of Vlissingen in the Netherlands and Bremerhaven in Germany. It is the first vessel in the shipping fleet of BYD, which has joined a number of Chinese automakers in accelerating car exports by operating their own shipping fleets. (Xinhua)

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Chinese automakers embrace export boom with own shipping fleets

STORY: Chinese automakers embrace export boom with own shipping fleets SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 14/15, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of BYD vehicles and vehicle carrier vessel STORYLINE: "BYD EXPLORER NO.1," a vehicle carrier vessel leased to Chinese automaker BYD, held its maiden voyage ceremony on Monday at a port in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. With more than 5,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs) on board, it set sail on Tuesday for the ports of Vlissingen in the Netherlands and Bremerhaven in Germany. It is the first vessel in the shipping fleet of BYD, which has joined a number of Chinese automakers in accelerating car exports by operating their own shipping fleets. According to China International Marine Containers (Group) Co., Ltd. (CIMC), the vessel was built by CIMC Raffles, a subsidiary of CIMC, for international ship management company Zodiac Maritime, and was leased to BYD. According to China's Ge

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CHINA-SHENZHEN-VEHICLE CARRIER VESSEL-BYD-MAIDEN VOYAGE (CN)

(240116) -- SHENZHEN, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 15, 2024 shows a maiden voyage ceremony for vehicle carrier vessel "BYD EXPLORER NO.1" held at Xiaomo International Logistics Port in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. "BYD EXPLORER NO.1," a vehicle carrier vessel leased to Chinese automaker BYD, held its maiden voyage ceremony on Monday at a port in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. With more than 5,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs) on board, it set sail for the ports of Vlissingen in the Netherlands and Bremerhaven in Germany. It is the first vessel in the shipping fleet of BYD, which has joined a number of Chinese automakers in accelerating car exports by operating their own shipping fleets. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHENZHEN-VEHICLE CARRIER VESSEL-BYD-MAIDEN VOYAGE (CN)

(240116) -- SHENZHEN, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Vehicle carrier vessel "BYD EXPLORER NO.1" arrives at Xiaomo International Logistics Port in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 14, 2024. "BYD EXPLORER NO.1," a vehicle carrier vessel leased to Chinese automaker BYD, held its maiden voyage ceremony on Monday at a port in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. With more than 5,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs) on board, it set sail for the ports of Vlissingen in the Netherlands and Bremerhaven in Germany. It is the first vessel in the shipping fleet of BYD, which has joined a number of Chinese automakers in accelerating car exports by operating their own shipping fleets. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHENZHEN-VEHICLE CARRIER VESSEL-BYD-MAIDEN VOYAGE (CN)

(240116) -- SHENZHEN, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Vehicle carrier vessel "BYD EXPLORER NO.1" arrives at Xiaomo International Logistics Port in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 14, 2024. "BYD EXPLORER NO.1," a vehicle carrier vessel leased to Chinese automaker BYD, held its maiden voyage ceremony on Monday at a port in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. With more than 5,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs) on board, it set sail for the ports of Vlissingen in the Netherlands and Bremerhaven in Germany. It is the first vessel in the shipping fleet of BYD, which has joined a number of Chinese automakers in accelerating car exports by operating their own shipping fleets. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHENZHEN-VEHICLE CARRIER VESSEL-BYD-MAIDEN VOYAGE (CN)

(240116) -- SHENZHEN, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Vehicle carrier vessel "BYD EXPLORER NO.1" arrives at Xiaomo International Logistics Port in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 14, 2024. "BYD EXPLORER NO.1," a vehicle carrier vessel leased to Chinese automaker BYD, held its maiden voyage ceremony on Monday at a port in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. With more than 5,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs) on board, it set sail for the ports of Vlissingen in the Netherlands and Bremerhaven in Germany. It is the first vessel in the shipping fleet of BYD, which has joined a number of Chinese automakers in accelerating car exports by operating their own shipping fleets. (Xinhua)

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SOUTH KOREA-YONGIN-GIANT PANDA CUBS

(231012) -- YONGIN, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda cubs Rui Bao (L) and Hui Bao are pictured at Everland Resort in Yongin, South Korea, Oct. 12, 2023. The giant panda twins Rui Bao and Hui Bao met the public for the first time on Thursday, during which their names were also revealed. Ai Bao, a giant panda leased by China to South Korea seven years ago, gave birth to the twin cubs on July 7. (Xinhua)

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SOUTH KOREA-YONGIN-GIANT PANDA CUBS

(231012) -- YONGIN, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members show giant panda cubs Rui Bao (L) and Hui Bao at Everland Resort in Yongin, South Korea, Oct. 12, 2023. The giant panda twins Rui Bao and Hui Bao met the public for the first time on Thursday, during which their names were also revealed. Ai Bao, a giant panda leased by China to South Korea seven years ago, gave birth to the twin cubs on July 7. (Xinhua)

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SOUTH KOREA-YONGIN-GIANT PANDA CUBS

(231012) -- YONGIN, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda cubs Rui Bao (L) and Hui Bao are pictured at Everland Resort in Yongin, South Korea, Oct. 12, 2023. The giant panda twins Rui Bao and Hui Bao met the public for the first time on Thursday, during which their names were also revealed. Ai Bao, a giant panda leased by China to South Korea seven years ago, gave birth to the twin cubs on July 7. (Xinhua)

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SOUTH KOREA-YONGIN-GIANT PANDA CUBS

(231012) -- YONGIN, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members show Giant panda cubs Rui Bao (L) and Hui Bao at Everland Resort in Yongin, South Korea, Oct. 12, 2023. The giant panda twins Rui Bao and Hui Bao met the public for the first time on Thursday, during which their names were also revealed. Ai Bao, a giant panda leased by China to South Korea seven years ago, gave birth to the twin cubs on July 7. (Xinhua)

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US Fighter Jets Capable Of Carrying Nuclear Weapons To Be Deployed In UK

Handout photo dated March 30, 2019 of Capt. Andrew Olson, F-35 Demonstration Team pilot and commander, performs a dedication pass during the Melbourne Air and Space Show in Melbourne, FL, USA. The UK media reports that two F-35A squadrons have already been deployed and will soon arrive at the US-leased Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath in England. These are low-visibility aircraft designed to deliver tactical nuclear strikes; they are also capable of conducting air-to-air combat tasks and gathering intelligence. Military sources stress that deploying 54 F-35 fighter jets, which will replace the F-15s currently at the air base, is a "significant step" because the F-15s are also capable of carrying nuclear weapons but are less advanced. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Cook via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Fighter Jets Capable Of Carrying Nuclear Weapons To Be Deployed In UK

Handout photo dated July 28, 2015 shows an F-35 Lightning II assigned to the 61st Fighter Squadron at Luke Air Force Base takes off. The UK media reports that two F-35A squadrons have already been deployed and will soon arrive at the US-leased Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath in England. These are low-visibility aircraft designed to deliver tactical nuclear strikes; they are also capable of conducting air-to-air combat tasks and gathering intelligence. Military sources stress that deploying 54 F-35 fighter jets, which will replace the F-15s currently at the air base, is a "significant step" because the F-15s are also capable of carrying nuclear weapons but are less advanced. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Staci Miller via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Fighter Jets Capable Of Carrying Nuclear Weapons To Be Deployed In UK

Handout photo dated March 2, 2016 shows an F-35A Lightning II from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to MacDill AFB, Fla., about 100 miles off the Gulf Coast after 58th Fighter Squadron's first successful munition employment at a nearby range . The UK media reports that two F-35A squadrons have already been deployed and will soon arrive at the US-leased Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath in England. These are low-visibility aircraft designed to deliver tactical nuclear strikes; they are also capable of conducting air-to-air combat tasks and gathering intelligence. Military sources stress that deploying 54 F-35 fighter jets, which will replace the F-15s currently at the air base, is a "significant step" because the F-15s are also capable of carrying nuclear weapons but are less advanced. U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Hope R. Cronin via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Fighter Jets Capable Of Carrying Nuclear Weapons To Be Deployed In UK

Handout file photo dated September 1, 2018 of Capt. Andrew “Dojo” Olson, F-35 Heritage Flight Team pilot and commander, performs a high-speed pass during the Canadian International Air Show in Toronto, ON, Canada. The UK media reports that two F-35A squadrons have already been deployed and will soon arrive at the US-leased Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath in England. These are low-visibility aircraft designed to deliver tactical nuclear strikes; they are also capable of conducting air-to-air combat tasks and gathering intelligence. Military sources stress that deploying 54 F-35 fighter jets, which will replace the F-15s currently at the air base, is a "significant step" because the F-15s are also capable of carrying nuclear weapons but are less advanced. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexander Cook via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Fighter Jets Capable Of Carrying Nuclear Weapons To Be Deployed In UK

Handout photo dated February 1, 2019 shows an F-35A Lightning II takes off at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev, USA. The UK media reports that two F-35A squadrons have already been deployed and will soon arrive at the US-leased Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath in England. These are low-visibility aircraft designed to deliver tactical nuclear strikes; they are also capable of conducting air-to-air combat tasks and gathering intelligence. Military sources stress that deploying 54 F-35 fighter jets, which will replace the F-15s currently at the air base, is a "significant step" because the F-15s are also capable of carrying nuclear weapons but are less advanced. U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Fighter Jets Capable Of Carrying Nuclear Weapons To Be Deployed In UK

Handout photo dated July 13, 2015 shows F-35A Lightning II aircraft receive fuel from a KC-10 Extender from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., , during a flight from England to the U.S. The UK media reports that two F-35A squadrons have already been deployed and will soon arrive at the US-leased Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath in England. These are low-visibility aircraft designed to deliver tactical nuclear strikes; they are also capable of conducting air-to-air combat tasks and gathering intelligence. Military sources stress that deploying 54 F-35 fighter jets, which will replace the F-15s currently at the air base, is a "significant step" because the F-15s are also capable of carrying nuclear weapons but are less advanced. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Madelyn Brown via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Fighter Jets Capable Of Carrying Nuclear Weapons To Be Deployed In UK

Handout photo dated March 26, 2019 shows a pilot from the 388th Fighter Wing’s 421st Fighter Squadron prepares to launch an F-35A Lightning II during night-flying operations at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, USA. The UK media reports that two F-35A squadrons have already been deployed and will soon arrive at the US-leased Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath in England. These are low-visibility aircraft designed to deliver tactical nuclear strikes; they are also capable of conducting air-to-air combat tasks and gathering intelligence. Military sources stress that deploying 54 F-35 fighter jets, which will replace the F-15s currently at the air base, is a "significant step" because the F-15s are also capable of carrying nuclear weapons but are less advanced. U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw via ABACAPRESS.COM