An adorable giant panda cub has been seen enjoying a bowl of milk and later cosily lying on a wooden platform after getting a little muddy during messy playtime in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
The playful panda, with its hair all wet and frizzy and covered in mud after presumably rolling around in its enclosure, is seen happily slurping on a bowl of milk provided by a panda keeper.
Later, the mischievous cub appears to be a little tired out from its exuberant activities, and is seen curled up having a rest on its wooden climbing frame.
Shared by the iPanda channel, this charming look into the life of panda cubs at the Wolong Shenshuping Base of China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Pandas (CCRCGP) was filmed on February 28.
The adorable cub is one of a pigeon pair of cubs -- born in August 2025 at the CCRCGP -- to the giant panda Jia Mei.
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.
Panda cub enjoys bowl of milk, afternoon snooze at conservation base
A direct cargo route between China's southern city of Shenzhen and Turkmenistan's capital Ashgabat is reshaping logistics, replacing slow land transport with same day air delivery.
In 2025, bilateral trade climbed to 10.46 billion U.S. dollars, highlighting the corridor's role in strengthening the partnership.
At Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, cargo bound for Ashgabat is loaded on a typical Wednesday morning for the nine-hour flight. Operating twice a week, the service has become a reliable lifeline for exporters with time-sensitive goods. The previous day, a logistics warehouse near the airport prepared the shipment for export, part of a tightly coordinated supply chain that makes each early morning departure possible.
The corridor's rapid expansion has reshaped delivery options for exporters, according to Cheng Chao, General Manager of AWOT Global Corporation.
"This shipment is electronic products, worth over 3 million yuan (about 435,613 U.S. dollars). Since the charter flights started in 2023 through the end of 2025, we've operated 303 flights -- growing from zero to this scale," said Cheng.
The direct flights have also given exporters a faster, more reliable route into Turkmenistan, according to Qiao Jian, sales director of AWOT Global Corporation.
"In the past, shipping to Turkmenistan was mainly by truck and rail, it would take about 12 to 25 days and it was heavily affected by the weather and port congestion. After our direct flights start, shipment can arrive on the same day," said Qiao.
At the same time, Shenzhen Customs has upgraded procedures to match the pace of air logistics, moving cargo seamlessly from warehouse to aircraft and onward to overseas markets.
Ma Chao, an officer at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Customs, said authorities are advancing "smart air logistics" with smart checkpoints, security locks, and 24/7 clearance to keep cargo moving at air speed.
China-Turkmenistan direct cargo flights reshape logistics, strengthen ties
