China’s successful rebranding of the giant panda has created an unexpected challenge for Beijing, as it aims to balance its ...

From the gates of the famed Chengdu Panda Base, fans run to the leafy “villa” of its celebrity resident: Hua Hua, China’s most popular panda. Among them is A’Qiu, who rents an apartment ...

Historically, China has wielded panda diplomacy as a means of fostering goodwill. But now, the new benchmark of diplomatic ...

Panda fan culture once flourished in China. But Beijing is tightening control of discussion of a national symbol.

Twenty-five giant panda cubs are gathered at two breeding bases in Southwest China's Sichuan province on Thursday to send Spring Festival greetings to global audiences. [Photo/Xinhua] CHENGDU -- ...

That's because, over the last half a century, China has either gifted or loaned its beloved bears to zoos around the world, a practice that's become known as "panda diplomacy." In exchange, zoos pay a ...

Even with a new administration only a few days old, Washington's newest stars from China stole the spotlight on Friday when a pair of three-year-old giant pandas made their public debut at the ...

San Francisco is no stranger to eyebrow-raising job postings, but the San Francisco Zoo’s latest job listing has people ...

As one of China's most beloved national treasures, the giant panda has long captured the hearts of people worldwide. Right now, dozens of giant pandas are living in zoos across the globe ...

WASHINGTON – Pandas are, to many, a gateway animal. People are drawn in by the bears’ charm and sweetness and before they ...

D.C.’s newest pandas will be officially introduced to the public at the National Zoo on Friday. David Rubenstein has long been a backer of the zoo's panda program.

Pandas, those roly-poly, black-and-white stuffies come to life, are back in the United States and already delighting visitors to the Smithsonian's National Zoo as they frolic in the snow, gnaw on ...