Berlin's panda twins ready for public debutMeng Yuan and Meng Xiang, two Berlin-born Chinese panda cubs, make their public debut on ThursdayBERLIN - Two panda cubs born at Berlin Zoo last year charmed local media on Wednesday, a day before their debut in front of the general public. Five-month-old males Meng Xiang and Meng Yuan, whose names mean "long-awaited dream" and "dream come true", were seen climbing over boulders as they explored their enclosure, watched by their mother Meng Meng and members of the press. Alongside their parents Meng Meng and Jiao Qing, the twins are the only pandas currently visible in Germany. On loan from China, the panda couple had arrived in Berlin in June 2017 to great fanfare. Famed for its "panda diplomacy", China has dispatched its national treasure to only about a dozen countries as a symbol of close relations.

Source: Bangkok Post January 29, 2020 12:56 UTC