A giant panda cub has been captured on video adorably clutching its prized bamboo shoot while perched on a tree branch for a nap at the Wolong Shenshuping base in southwest China.
The base is part of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) in Sichuan Province, the world's largest breeding center for the giant pandas.
In the footage, panda cub Fei Hong grips a tender bamboo shoot while nestled in a tree, glancing leisurely around before gently settling down with its treat and preparing to drift off into a sweet dream.
Fei Hong is a female cub born on Sept 2, 2024, at the CCRCGP. Her mother is the panda Shen Bin.
The CCRCGP is a world-leading institution dedicated to the breeding and conservation of the giant panda. The center has established the world's largest captive population of giant pandas and pioneered research on captive breeding and training for rewilding.
The center also holds the largest global platform for promoting international cooperation and exchanges on Panda conservation, involving 18 zoos from 16 countries and regions, 39 domestic animal breeding institutions, and over 10 scientific research institutes.
Giant panda cub sleeps with delicious snacks in arms at Sichuan research base
Gross domestic product (GDP) in the euro area grew by 1.5 percent in 2025, while the European Union (EU) economy expanded by 1.6 percent, according to data released on Friday by the EU's statistical office Eurostat.
The figures are based on quarterly seasonally and calendar-adjusted data. Growth momentum moderated toward the end of the year, with seasonally adjusted GDP in both the euro area and the EU rising 0.3 percent quarter-on-quarter in the fourth quarter of 2025.
On a year-on-year basis, GDP expanded by 1.3 percent in the euro area and 1.4 percent in the EU in the fourth quarter.
Among member states with available data for the fourth quarter, Lithuania recorded the strongest quarterly growth at 1.7 percent, followed by Spain and Portugal at 0.8 percent each, while Ireland was the only country to register a contraction, with GDP declining 0.6 percent.
Among the bloc's largest economies, Germany's GDP rose 0.3 percent quarter-on-quarter in the fourth quarter of 2025, while France expanded 0.2 percent and Italy grew 0.3 percent, Eurostat data showed.
ING Chief Economist Bert Colijn said the eurozone outlook remains clouded by multiple headwinds, including global uncertainty and weakening competitiveness, which could make trade a drag on growth this year. He added that structural challenges are being addressed too slowly, weighing on longer-term prospects, but noted that firmer domestic demand and planned investment could still support a modest pickup in growth in the coming quarters.
Markets widely expect the European Central Bank (ECB) to keep interest rates unchanged at 2 percent at its first monetary policy meeting of 2026, amid an uncertain global backdrop and lingering competitiveness concerns in the euro area.
Eurozone economy grows by 1.5 pct in 2025
