Chinese stocks closed mixed on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.27 percent to 4,151.24 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.09 percent higher at 14,342.89 points.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 0.57 percent to close at 3,323.56 points.
The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhen Component Index and other indices, reflects the performance of stocks listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
Chinese shares close mixed Wednesday
A newly released video from China's famous panda capital shows two giant panda cubs cuddling, climbing and even engaging in a tiny tug-of-war as they grow up side by side.
The footage, filmed on Jan 9 at the Star Giant Panda Nursery House in a panda base from Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, features two bear cubs born in 2025 sharing their early days in peaceful and playful harmony.
One clip shows a panda cub lies comfortably stretched out on a tree branch, only to be joined moments later by a slow-climbing companion. The second cub carefully hoists itself up, settles in, and snuggles close, turning the branch into a cozy panda perch for two.
Another clip shows the pair pressed together on the grass, silently testing their strength in what looks like a miniature tug-of-war, gripping the same branch with their tiny teeth.
According to the research base, raising same-age panda cubs together is part of a practice known as "social enrichment," designed to encourage natural behaviors through appropriate interaction.
The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding is a world-renowned institution for the conservation of giant pandas. The base is famous for its work in protecting and breeding giant pandas, red pandas and other endangered wild animal species unique to China, as well as its educational outreach programs. It is now a major tourist attraction for both domestic and overseas panda enthusiasts.
2 baby pandas caught on camera bonding, bickering with each other in China
