China's "panda diplomacy" is drawing renewed attention with Japan's first zero giant panda moment in over half a century approaching, amid an intensifying Sino-U.S. rivalry that could provide an ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- China's "panda diplomacy" is drawing renewed attention with Japan's first zero giant panda moment in over half a century approaching, amid an intensifying Sino-U.S. rivalry that ...

Pandas are typically loaned for 10-15 years, to ensure genetic diversity and sustainable captive breeding. China's efforts ...

The barques were loaded. Food, tools and supplies to endure several years beyond the frontiers of the known world. Five thousand crew and six thousand children – reputedly all virgins, the purest ...

Pandas have fueled the Japanese town of Shirahama’s tourism industry for decades. But the town’s zoo has to send its last ...

Panda loans can be a 'bargaining chip' to make bilateral ties stronger and allow China to show it can be a regional leader, ...

A five-star hotel in China has sparked controversy by using a red panda for morning calls, prompting an investigation and suspension of the service by authorities.

Thailand’s top lawmaker will arrive in China on Sunday for a week-long visit as his country is roiled by a political crisis that threatens to topple its coalition government.

Pandas have been China’s friendship token of choice since the 1940s, when the country gifted the United States a pair of cubs as a symbol of thanks for U.S. support in its efforts against Japan.

WAKAYAMA (Kyodo) -- All four giant pandas on loan to a western Japan zoo left for China on Saturday, ahead of the expiration of their lease agreement.

China is, finally, decoupling economic growth from rising carbon emissions. Its next set of emissions goals can help invigorate the Paris Agreement process, say LU Lunyan, WWF-China CEO and Manuel ...