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YONGIN, Gyeonggi Province — Everland, Koreas largest theme park, greets springtime picnickers with the beauty of flora and fauna through its historic spring flower festivals.

[PHOTOS] Twin giant pandas doing just fine

In South Korea, Children’s Day on May 5 is a national holiday and serves as a reminder of the country’s littlest ones and how important their happiness is in society.

SEOUL: Thousands of well-wishers gathered on Wednesday to bid farewell to the first giant panda born in South Korea,...

Seoul (AFP) April 3, 2024 - Thousands of well-wishers gathered Wednesday to bid farewell to the first giant panda born in South Korea, Fu Bao, who left for China in a high-tech non-vibrating vehicle typically used for transporting semi-conductors.

Fu Bao, a giant panda who became an internet sensation in South Korea, is being sent to a Chinese breeding program. Her two younger sisters who were born last year, will remain in South Korea for the time being.

In heartbreaking footage of the departure ceremony, zookeeper Kang Cheol-won said: You are our baby panda forever even if 10 years pass or 100 years pass.

Thousands of well-wishers gathered Wednesday to bid farewell to the first giant panda born in South Korea, Fu Bao, who left for China in a high-tech non-vibrating vehicle typically used for transporting semi-conductors. Beijing has long used "panda diplomacy" as a form of soft power, and Fu Bao's parents -- Ai Bao and Le Bao -- were gifted to South Korea in 2016 by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Fu Bao, a giant panda that enjoyed rock star status in South Korea, returned to China on Wednesday, according to officials at the Everland zoo. The female panda, born in 2020 to a panda pair China loaned to Korea in 2016, was the first cub born in Korea through natural breeding. According to officials at Everland, located in Yongin Gyeonggi Province, the giant panda departed Panda World, its home for the past 1,354 d...

Thousands of well-wishers gathered on Wednesday to say goodbye to Fu Bao, South Korea's first giant panda born in the country. The panda embarked on