Moscow cheers for newborn panda cub

STORY: Moscow cheers for newborn panda cub DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of giant panda Dingding and the newborn baby 2. various of the Smolensky Metro Bridge in Moscow 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): ALYONA, Moscow resident 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): CHRISTINA, Moscow resident 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Russian): ILYA, Moscow resident 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Russian): RITA, Moscow resident 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (Russian): TATYANA, Moscow resident STORYLINE: The Smolensky Metro Bridge in Moscow displayed a cheerful message on its LED screen to celebrate the first-ever panda birth in Russia. A giant panda cub weighing about 150 grams was born a few days ago to a young pair of giant pandas, Ruyi (male) and Dingding (female), which arrived in Moscow in April 2019 from China's Sichuan Province. Many local residents were excited to hear about the news. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): ALYONA, Moscow resident "We heard about it. We saw in the news that a panda was born. What a great t

RUSSIA-MOSCOW-GIANT PANDA CUB-BIRTH

RUSSIA-MOSCOW-GIANT PANDA CUB-BIRTH

(230901) -- MOSCOW, Sept. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 31, 2023 shows an LED screen on the Smolensky Metro Bridge telling the news of the birth of a giant panda cub in Moscow, Russia. 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), which arrived in Moscow in April 2019 from China's southwest province of Sichuan. (Xinhua/Meng Jing)

RUSSIA-MOSCOW-GIANT PANDA CUB-BIRTH

RUSSIA-MOSCOW-GIANT PANDA CUB-BIRTH

(230901) -- MOSCOW, Sept. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 31, 2023 shows an LED screen on the Smolensky Metro Bridge telling the news of the birth of a giant panda cub in Moscow, Russia. 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), which arrived in Moscow in April 2019 from China's southwest province of Sichuan. (Xinhua/Meng Jing)

RUSSIA-MOSCOW-GIANT PANDA CUB-BIRTH

RUSSIA-MOSCOW-GIANT PANDA CUB-BIRTH

(230901) -- MOSCOW, Sept. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 31, 2023 shows an LED screen on the Smolensky Metro Bridge telling the news of the birth of a giant panda cub in Moscow, Russia. 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), which arrived in Moscow in April 2019 from China's southwest province of Sichuan. (Xinhua/Meng Jing)

RUSSIA-MOSCOW-GIANT PANDA CUB-BIRTH

RUSSIA-MOSCOW-GIANT PANDA CUB-BIRTH

(230901) -- MOSCOW, Sept. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 31, 2023 shows an LED screen on the Smolensky Metro Bridge telling the news of the birth of a giant panda cub in Moscow, Russia. 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), which arrived in Moscow in April 2019 from China's southwest province of Sichuan. (Xinhua/Meng Jing)