Giant panda pair has fun before leaving for Taiw

Tuantuan and
Yuanyuan, a pair of giant pandas ready for a maiden journey to
Taiwan, play at the Bifengxia Base of the Chinese Giant Panda
Research and Protection Center in Ya'an County, southwest China's
Sichuan Province, December 3, 2008. As a gift by the mainland to
Taiwan, the panda pair is expected to leave for the Mucha Zoo in
Taipei in one month at the earliest though the exact date has yet
to be finalized, according to reports

 

Tuantuan and Yuanyuan, a pair of giant
pandas ready for a maiden journey to Taiwan, play at the Bifengxia
Base of the Chinese Giant Panda Research and Protection Center in
Ya'an County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, December 3, 2008.
As a gift by the mainland to Taiwan, the panda pair is expected to
leave for the Mucha Zoo in Taipei in one month at the earliest
though the exact date has yet to be finalized, according to
reports

 

Tuantuan and Yuanyuan, a pair of giant
pandas ready for a maiden journey to Taiwan, play at the Bifengxia
Base of the Chinese Giant Panda Research and Protection Center in
Ya'an County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, December 3, 2008.
As a gift by the mainland to Taiwan, the panda pair is expected to
leave for the Mucha Zoo in Taipei in one month at the earliest
though the exact date has yet to be finalized, according to
reports

Chinese mainland, Taiwan start direct postal ser

 

The Shenzhen Airlines plane carrying the first group of mainland tourists from Shenzhen goes through a welcome water fountain at the Songshan airport in Taipei December 15, 2008. Passenger and cargo vessels owned by mainland and Taiwan companies will sail directly across the Straits subject to official approval.

A man holding balloons stands next to a ship leaving for Keelung in Taiwan during a ceremony of the first direct sea transport across the Straits, at Tianjin Port in northern China December 15, 2008. Passenger and cargo vessels owned by mainland and Taiwan companies will sail directly across the Straits subject to official approval

Workers on a cargo ship bound for the mainland release confetti before setting sail during a ceremony at a port in Taiwan's Keelung December 15, 2008. The Chinese mainland and Taiwan will begin direct air, sea transport and postal services on Monday for the first time since 1949

Workers on a cargo ship stand behind a banner before setting sail during a ceremony inside a port in Keelung of Taiwan December 15, 2008. The Chinese mainland and Taiwan will begin direct air, sea transport and postal services on Monday for the first time since 1949.

Officials take a group photograph in front of a cargo ship bound for the mainland on a direct route during a ceremony inside a port in Keelung of Taiwan, December 15, 2008. The Chinese mainland and Taiwan will begin direct air, sea transport and postal services on Monday for the first time since 1949.

A ship shoots jets of water at a vessel from the first batch of cargo ships bound for the mainland on a direct route during a welcoming ceremony at a port in Keelung of Taiwan December 15, 2008. The Chinese mainland and Taiwan will begin direct air, sea transport and postal services on Monday for the first time since 1949. [Agen

A ship leaves for Keelung of Taiwan during a ceremony of the first direct sea transport across the Straits at the mainland's Tianjin Port December 15, 2008. The Chinese mainland and Taiwan will begin direct air, sea transport and postal services on Monday for the first time since 1949.

Two workers stand in front of a ship leaving for Kaohsiung of Taiwan during a ceremony of the first direct sea transport across the Straits at the mainland's Tianjin Port December 15, 2008. The Chinese mainland and Taiwan will begin direct air, sea transport and postal services on Monday for the first time since 1949.

Liu Xiang in good condition, mood

Chinese star
hurdler Liu Xiang is recuperating very well after a foot surgery
last week, his coach Sun Haiping said after the Olympic gold
medalist returned to a US hospital for consultation on
Wednesday.

Hurdler Liu Xiang rests before going in for his first after-surgery check-up in Houston on Wednesday. The former 110m hurdles world record holder underwent surgery on his right foot last Saturday.

Two killed in Kunming bridge collapse

Rescuers and an excavator gather at the collapsed bridge, preparing for the rescue operation early Wednesday, December 10, 2008. [Xinhua]

Two
people were killed and four others injured when a 200-meter section
of a bridge that was undergoing demolition collapsed in Kunming,
Yunnan province Tuesday evening.

An
excavator and several workers were on the Xiaozhuang Bridge when
the accident occurred at about 7:30 p.m., destroying a car parked
under the bridge, Xinhua News Agency reported.

The
injured victims are receiving treatment at a nearby
hospital.

The bridge was located on an artery road linking the
provincial capital and its northwestern parts.

Baby orangutan and Toddler strike up friendship

Two year old Emily Bland plays
with her friend, one year old orangutan, Rishi, at the The
Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (T.I.G.E.R.S), in
Miami, Florida. Born at the Jungle Island animal sanctuary in Miami
just over a year ago, Rishi was rejected by the males in his group
and brought to the T.I.G.E.R.S institute to be integrated into a
new family. When photographer Barry Bland heard about this story he
went to take photos of Rishi, bringing his daughter Emily with him.
When Emily and Rishi met they immediately struck up an unlikely
friendship.

Two year old Emily Bland plays
with her friend, one year old orangutan, Rishi, at the The
Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (T.I.G.E.R.S), in
Miami, Florida.

Two year old Emily Bland plays
with her friend, one year old orangutan, Rishi, at the The
Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (T.I.G.E.R.S), in
Miami, Florida.

Two year old Emily
Bland plays with her friend, one year old orangutan, Rishi, at the
The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (T.I.G.E.R.S),
in Miami, Florida. Born at the Jungle Island animal sanctuary in
Miami just over a year ago, Rishi was rejected by the males in his
group and brought to the T.I.G.E.R.S institute to be integrated
into a new family. When photographer Barry Bland heard about this
story he went to take photos of Rishi, bringing his daughter Emily
with him. When Emily and Rishi met they immediately struck up an
unlikely friendship.

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