Four giant pandas in a wildlife park in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Wednesday celebrated their first day of 2025 and the 1st anniversary of moving to the park with specially made frosty treats and toys.
The quartet, Qing Hua, Qing Lu, Qiao Yue and Ai Lian, moved to Chongqing from the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda on Dec. 30, 2023.
The dedicated staff meticulously crafted three ice and snow play areas outdoors, allowing the pandas to frolic and revel in the snowy wonderland. To add a scrumptious touch, a feast for the taste buds and a treat for the eyes awaited them. The feast featured local delights and ice cream cakes.
These four pandas have seamlessly acclimated to Chongqing's climate over the past year, showcasing their playful and endearing personalities, drawing in a throng of visitors and panda enthusiasts.
Under the guidance of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, the Lehe Ledu Theme Park ensures these national treasures live in sheer comfort and dine on nutritious delights, making their stay in Chongqing a cozy and fulfilling experience.
Giant pandas in Chongqing wildlife park enjoy frosty treats on first day of new year
Giant pandas in Chongqing wildlife park enjoy frosty treats on first day of new year
Nicaragua's co-foreign minister Valdrack Jaentschke has warned that militarism must never be allowed to rise again, as Japan's recent moves to lift its arms export ban and revise the pacifist Constitution continue to draw international concern.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trials, where Japan's Class-A war criminals from World War II were brought to justice.
In an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN), Valdrack Jaentschke voiced his concern that today's world order is being undermined by interventionism and other challenges.
"It is necessary for us to remember that after the end of World War II, countries worked hard to build a new international order based on international law. However, regrettably, more than 80 years later, we are seeing that this once explored and attempted order is being challenged by interventionism, a confrontational mindset, and tendencies like 'might makes right.' These are precisely the conditions that gave rise to fascism and militarism in the past, which ultimately led to the tragedy of World War II," he said.
He said the international community has a responsibility to pursue a new international order -- one fundamentally grounded in peace.
"Looking back at the history more than eight decades ago and comparing it with today's reality, it is our responsibility to recognize that the world should, and must, build a new international order that is more just, fairer, rooted in international law, based on a logic of mutual benefit and shared success, and fundamentally grounded in peace," said the minister.
"Today, as we revisit the Tokyo Trials, it is meant to remind the world that such a tragedy must never be repeated -- and that we must do everything in our power to prevent it from happening again. We must stop that dark world -- born from militarism, interventionism, and fascism -- from ever returning," he said.
Nicaraguan FM warns of militarism revival
