Xiao Yue, the female giant panda, is seen during the introduction ceremony of Malaysia's new giant panda pair at the Giant Panda Conservation Centre (PKGP), Zoo Negara, today. The new giant panda pair, Chen Xing and Xiao Yue, arrive from China on Nov 18 last year following a conservation cooperation agreement between Malaysia and China, signed in conjunction with Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Malaysia on 16 April 2025.

Chen Xing, the male giant panda, is seen during the introduction ceremony of Malaysia's new giant panda pair at the Giant Panda Conservation Centre (PKGP), Zoo Negara, today. The new giant panda pair, Chen Xing and Xiao Yue, arrive from China on Nov 18 last year following a conservation cooperation agreement between Malaysia and China, signed in conjunction with Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Malaysia on 16 April 2025.

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New Pair Of Giant Pandas Introduced To PM Anwar

10/01/2026 03:15 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 (Bernama) -- The new giant panda pair, Chen Xing and Xiao Yue, were today introduced to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at the Giant Panda Conservation Centre (PKGP) at Zoo Negara here.

Anwar arrived to officiate the panda pair's introduction ceremony at about 11.30 am.

The Prime Minister also took time to sign the visitors' book and tour the panda exhibition area.

Also present were Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Datuk Seri Arthur Joseph Kurup, his deputy Syed lbrahim Syed Noh, Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari and Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia Ouyang Yujing.

The giant panda pair, Chen Xing (male) and Xiao Yue (female), arrived from China on Nov 18, 2025 and have completed their quarantine period.

Last Thursday, Arthur announced that PKGP would be opened to the public in the near future.

Arthur said the panda pair was an icon of diplomatic relations between Malaysia and China in an effort to strengthen cooperation between the two countries, especially in the field of wildlife conservation and research.

-- BERNAMA

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