Emotions ran high at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday as giant panda fans gathered in large numbers to bid a fond farewell to twins Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei as they left Japan for ...

Japan's Ueno Zoo is returning the country's last two pandas to China at a time when relationships between the two countries ...

Japanese people are welcomed to come to China and see pandas, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a press briefing ...

Long before Western astrology, the Chinese zodiac helped organize years, beliefs, and social life. Here’s how the system of 12 animals evolved over the centuries.

BEIJING - China has been closely monitoring the snap general election to be held in Japan on Feb. 8 amid a diplomatic dispute with Tokyo, with state-run media reporting Friday's dissolution of the ...

Read predictions of other Chinese zodiac signs here. However, this year also offers powerful support: the simultaneous appearance of the Zi Wei (紫微), Long De (龙德), and Guo Yin (国印) stars creates a ...

The first emperor of the Chinese Han dynasty, Liu Bang, built his reign on the military genius of a man who in his youth suffered hunger and hardship, but who managed to persevere until reaching ...

At least one panda has lived in Japan since the Japanese and Chinese normalized their diplomatic ties in 1972.

Twin pandas loved by the Japanese public are due to be sent back to their Chinese habitat next week amid the Beijing-Tokyo diplomatic spat, even as China on Wednesday hinted that it is unlikely to ...